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Flipping Houses Sight Unseen: The Realtor Walkthrough Test

How one investor contracts and flips houses sight unseen across Canada: the realtor walkthrough gate, buyer-side underwriting, and an 11,000-name buyer list.

Mike HambrightOctober 20, 2026

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What to Fix Before Listing: An Inspector’s Deal-Killer List

An inspector, contractor, and agent in one explains what to fix before listing a house — the panels, rot, and systems that kill deals, and…

Mike HambrightOctober 16, 2026

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When a Flip Won’t Sell: Refinancing Out of Hard Money

A finished flip that won't sell is usually two failures: a layout call that shrank the buyer pool and no refinance plan B. How one…

Mike HambrightSeptember 24, 2026

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High-End House Flipping: Why Margins Widen as Prices Rise

Entry-level flips at 5% of ARV vs premium flips at 8-10%: real Orange County numbers on why margins widen as prices rise, and what changes…

Mike HambrightSeptember 23, 2026

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How to Build a Fix and Flip Buy Box: 4 Rules That Work

Four hard filters that decide whether a flip sells in three weeks or sits: build year, drive time, exit price and buyer pool, from an…

Mike HambrightSeptember 1, 2026

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Land Development for House Flippers: Vetting Your First Deal

How a 100-deal-a-year flipper vetted a 78-acre, $1.025M land deal: retired infrastructure risk, a builder next door, a 13-heir probate, and selling rentals to fund…

Mike HambrightAugust 20, 2026

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From Flipping Houses to Private Lending: How to Pivot

How to know when your flipping model has topped out, what skills carry over to private lending, and how to fund the switch — from…

Mike HambrightAugust 20, 2026

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Buying Flips From Listing Agents: The 30-Minute Rule

How LA flipper Marissa Solis buys deals from listing agents: call within 30 minutes, qualify on the walkthrough, and ask for acceptance inside the hour.

Mike HambrightAugust 20, 2026

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