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episode 23: Flipping While Working a Job, Partnerships, and Military Investing with James Vermillion
One of the biggest issues that most investors face is the issue of investing while holding a full time job. In today’s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we sit down with real estate investor James Vermillionto discuss how he has built his real estate flipping and buy-and-hold investing business while working full time in the US Military and with a non-real estate business. James shares his story, along with numerous tips for managing your time while working a job and dealing with partnerships to maximize your investing power.
Read the transcript to episode 23 with James Vermillion here
.In This Show, We Cover
- How James works a full time job while flipping houses
- Overcoming the “Education Only Phase” and buying his first property
- Investing while serving in the US Military
- How James succeeded without any expensive courses or mentors
- How to find free online college-level real estate education
- Transitioning from Flipping to Buy and Hold
- Finding financing for flipping through a local community bank
- Tips and tricks for finding deals still on the MLS
- How to make a partnership work great
- Tips for finding a free mentor
Links from the Show
- James’ BP Blog Post on Free Education
- BP Podcast 006: Investing While Holding a Full Time Job with Arthur Garcia
- The Ultimate Guide to Tenant Screening
Links for Military Investors
- US Small Business Admin (Veterans Section):
- VA Veterans Business Portal:
- SCORE (offers some free and discounted resources for military):
Books Mentioned in the Show
- Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr. by Ron Chernow
- The Book on Estimating Rehab Costs
Tweetable Topics:
- “What works in one market won’t necessarily work in another market.” (Tweet This!)
- “A partnership will never be 50/50 all the time – and that’s okay.” (Tweet This!)
- “Don’t pick a strategy and build you life around it. Look at your life – and build a strategy that fits your needs.” (Tweet This!)
Connect with James
- James’ BiggerPockets Profile
- James’ Company Website www.kandvinvesting.com
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