The Ambitious Newbie’s First Flip: Analyzing the Deal [Video Walkthrough!]

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Hello, BiggerPockets community! I’m pretty darn excited to start working on a huge new rehab and get to share the journey with y’all. (Yes, I’m from Texas, and we say “y’all down here!)

My investment journey started when I became a real estate agent about 5 years ago, which quickly led to numerous fix and flips and other development projects around downtown San Antonio.

This is a huge project, definitely not for the rookie investor or someone scared of a giant rehab. Still, the strategies used will serve as valuable lessons to those looking to start out in this niche. We will be touching every part of this house over the next few months and hopefully transforming it back to the historic masterpiece it once was.

Related: The Simple 6-Step Process for Estimating Rehab Costs

Obviously, this is on the extreme side of flipping (foundation, roof, lots of structural work, etc.), but I have completed quite a few rehabs with similar scope because returns can be better and you don’t deal with any quality issues or repairing something that may be on its last leg.

I’ll be going through my entire rehab process in the next few videos. This includes:

1. Analyzing a deal
2. Creating a floorplan
3. Working with contractors/managing a project
4. Marketing & selling a property/working with a real estate agent
5. Creating systems/workflow optimization
6. Summary of rehab/final walkthrough
7. At the closing table/taking a deal from under contract to close

It’s going to be a great journey, and I hope you’re along for the ride!

Check Out Episode 1: Analyzing the Deal

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