Episode Details

This is Part 2 of our interview with Will Barnard.  Click here to listen to Part 1.

Will Barnard is a house flipper that focuses his energies on higher end properties.  In part 2 of our interview Will discusses the process of dealing with luxury house flips from financing to rehabbing to closing the deal with sellers.

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Shout Outs and Thanks!

Thanks to Paul Colaiani at The Overwhelmed Brain for the GREAT audio introduction!  Think you can do better?  Send it in and show us what you can do and we might feature it on a future episode!

Thanks to Rodney Palmer from San Diego for the awesome gift!

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Flip Tip

“Cutting Through the Clutter to Hit the Target and Reach Your Goals”

Sometimes we're inundated with “information overload”.  For many people the problem isn't not knowing what to do, but just getting up and taking action.  In today's Flip Tip I share some thoughts on how to overcome the “clutter” of business-related information and focus on what it is you're trying to accomplish.  And, specifically with House Flipping, I talk about the 6 steps you need to get started with to start making offers and flipping houses.

Show Notes

In this episode we cover:

• Will's approach to rehabbing high-end luxury homes and the importance of having a vision
• Why Will is more hand's-on with some of his rehab projects
• How Will hires and manages his contractors
• Will's recommendations for getting started with contractors and where you can get referrals
• What to look for in a contractor and/or handy-man
• What Will puts in his contracts with contractors
• Will's use of creative financing on his projects and more details on seller financing
• A beginner's look at seller financing
• The process Will goes through with the appraisal of his properties
• How Will goes through the closing process when he sells his homes
• How he deals with inspections from buyers and requests for repairs
• Will's recommendations to people who are new to house flipping and how to deal with fear

Tweetable Quotes

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• “Sometimes you have to let the reigns go.  There's a better use of my time.” ~ Will Barnard
• “If you're an investor and you have a good contractor, you're not giving them up.” ~ Will Barnard
• “Get educated in whatever strategy you decide to employ” ~ Will Barnard
• “The rich act in spite of fear when others allow it to stop them” ~ W