Episodes

Oct. 10, 2023

Season 2 Premiere: The Next Chapter in Fix & Flips

In this first episode of season 2, Derek Marlin explores valuable investment strategies to help you win in the real estate investing world for the rest of 2023. Derek gets into: How season 1 was a masterclass about how Derek ...

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June 22, 2023

Generating a Winning Entrepreneurial Mindset for Your Investing Career

In this episode, Derek Marlin talks with Doug Slaybaugh, a professional coach for accounting and finance professionals. In this episode, Derek and Doug get into: The entrepreneur myth and how many business owners actually don...

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June 13, 2023

Partnering for Profitable Flipping

In this episode, Derek Marlin, Jesse Granados, and Rachel Tangney explore the ups and downs of a particularly successful flip they partnered on. Jesse and Rachel are real estate investors who work for J&R Homes, a family-owne...

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June 5, 2023

The Flipping Success

In this episode, Derek Marlin explores the nitty gritty details business owners and real estate investors need to understand in order to finish projects successfully. Two books that Derek discusses in this episode, and highly...

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June 1, 2023

The Impact of Fixtures & Finishes on Real Estate Investment Returns

In this episode, Derek Marlin explores the pros and cons of real estate investors doing the fixtures and finishes themselves on properties they're fixing and flipping. He’ll share with you tons and tips or tricks related to f...

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May 25, 2023

Budgeting for Renovations & Creating An Accurate Statement Of Work

In this episode, Derek Marlin explores how to accurately budget for rehabbing homes and apartments. He also provides recommendations on how to create a detailed statement of work that can be provided to contractors and builde...

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May 18, 2023

5 Key Factors of Rehab Budgeting

In this episode, Derek Marlin describes the 5 key factors you need to consider when budgeting your fix & flip. He’ll be sharing his best flip tips to make sure that you are properly budgeting for your renovations. He’ll get i...

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May 11, 2023

How to Find the Right Contractor with Travis Masse

In this episode, Derek Marlin is joined by Senior Project Manager for ELEVATION, Travis Masse. As a project manager, Travis is responsible for finding the best contractors for every Fix & Flip job, and he’s here to share his ...

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May 4, 2023

Sourcing Deals and Marketing Your Business

In this episode, Derek Marlin shares the key factors behind deal sourcing and marketing your business. We know that sourcing is going to differ greatly from business to business based on market conditions, budget, and the ski...

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April 10, 2023

Why We're Raising the Flipping Bar

Welcome to Raising the Flipping Bar, a podcast dedicated to all things Fix & Flip. In this introductory episode, your host Derek Marlin breaks down how we're creating value for all investors of all levels to help them make mo...

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April 10, 2023

Getting Your Financial House in Order

In this episode, Derek Marlin gives you the basic steps for getting your financial house in order to successfully set the stage for a successful property redevelopment, or Fix & Flip. We’ll give you the step by step of analyz...

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April 10, 2023

How to Analyze a Fix & Flip Deal

In this episode, Derek Marlin introduces you to the complex process of analyzing deals. If you don't know what a good deal is, you shouldn’t waste your time trying to find one, so we’re setting you up with the knowledge to av...

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