Bigger Pockets-163: Making Your Real Estate Business Soar While Working a Full-Time Job with Bill Allen

163: Making Your Real Estate Business Soar While Working a Full-Time Job with Bill Allen | Bigger Pockets Podcast

Having a full-time job can make investing in real estate tough. However, with the right systems, people, and plan, your business can thrive no matter how few hours you have to dedicate towards it! In this episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we sit down with Bill Allen, a navy pilot who’s done just that in a very short time. We talk about hiring your first employee, finding good deals, using low down payment loans to fund your deals, and a lot more. If you are looking to make your real estate business launch into the stratosphere, don’t miss a moment of this show!
In This Episode We Cover:

What Bill does aside from being active duty in the U.S. Navy

How he got into the real estate world

The importance of being able to walk away from a house

What you should know about the housing assistance program

His $185k loss in an investment

The difference between buying rentals and buying primary residences

His first investment property

What exactly a VA loan is

How he uses VA loans creatively to finance his investing

How to treat real estate as a business

Mistakes on his first flip and what he could have done better

How Bill got private money despite not having deals under his belt

Tips for flipping while having a full time job

How to structure your business to maximize the potential in your market

Considerations while hiring your first employee

The importance of setting task lists

How to incentivize those you hire

How many deals has Bill done

Thoughts on diversifying your business

Tips for creating a good website

How to funnel your leads

And SO much more!

Links from the Show

The BiggerPockets Team

House Hacking 101

WordPress

ThemeForest

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Books Mentioned in this Show

The Book on Investing with Low or No Money Down by Brandon Turner

The Book on Flipping Houses by J. Scott

The 4-Hour Workweek by Timothy Ferriss

Flipping Houses Exposed by Danny Johnson

The Bogleheads’ Guide to Investing by Taylor Larimore

The Millionaire Next Door by Thomas J. Stanley

The One Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan

Tweetable Topics:

“It’s not emotional. I buy it as an investment property.” (Tweet This!)

“If they can do it, I can do it.” (Tweet This!)

“Know what the value of something is before you pay for it.” (Tweet This!)

Connect with Bill

Bill’s BiggerPockets Profile

Bill’s Personal Website


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