{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5ddc9fe99d861b70468f0d1a/5ddca02e56dc9f1f1a499d97?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"HFHQ 82: Why I’ve Decided to Buy Less Houses","description":"<h4>Listen to This Episode</h4>\n<p></p>\n<hr>\n<p>For the past couple months, up until about two weeks ago, we’ve been buying about a house a day.&nbsp; Recently, we’ve made some changes and eased up a bit, so that we're now buying less houses than before.&nbsp; In today’s episode, I explain why.</p>\n<p>And no, it’s not because the market is falling apart or something like that.&nbsp; The market is a factor, but it’s actually very good right now where I’m buying, so there's a lot more to it than that. &nbsp;Thanks for listening!</p>\n<h2>Episode 82: Show Notes</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>First, a few things that have been on my mind this past week.\n<ul>\n<li>I just got back from an awesome marketing conference.&nbsp; Marketing is so incredibly powerful and important, and most of us in the real estate investing world, myself included, honestly suck at it!</li>\n<li>My mindset on education has changed so much over the past 6 months or so.&nbsp; I’m spending $20k per year on education for myself already, and I just signed up for another $25k per year group.</li>\n<li>Good education is by far the highest ROI you can get on your investment.&nbsp; And you can get an ROI while you’re learning.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>The main point in today’s episode is why I’ve decided to buy fewer houses.&nbsp; There are three reasons.\n<ul>\n<li>Focusing on strengthening our financial foundation.</li>\n<li>Risk mitigation, both for myself and for my investors.</li>\n<li>Preparing for the market slowdown that will happen when we hit the colder months of the year.</li>\n</ul>\n</li>\n<li>Right now the market is doing very well, interest are low, things are great, but I want to make sure I’m prepared for the seasonal slowdown in the second half of the year.</li>\n<li>We have so many houses in process right now that I’ve focused my team’s efforts more on project management than acquisitions.</li>\n<li>I'm very, very excited for what the future holds, now that I've seen firsthand that we can handle this kind of volume!</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Links and Resources</h2>\n<ul>\n<li>We’ve officially re-opened the doors to the House Flipping Formula coaching program.&nbsp; Get the details and sign up at <a href=\"http://www.houseflippingformula.com/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HouseFlippingFormula.com</a>!</li>\n<li>The recording of the House Flipping Systems Seminar is still available! &nbsp;It’s not going to be up for much longer, so hurry!&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href=\"http://houseflippinghq.com/may-09/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Get it here</a>.</li>\n</ul>\n<h2>Like what you hear? Subscribe!</h2>\n<p>If you've found any value or helpful information in the&nbsp;<strong>House Flipping HQ Podcast</strong>, we’d love to hear about it!&nbsp;<a href=\"itms://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/house-flipping-hq-podcast/id730653890?mt=2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Head over to iTunes</a>&nbsp;to subscribe, and while your'e at it, leave us a rating (5 stars would be great!) and a review so that others who are interested in starting a house flipping business can find us and get in on the good stuff! &nbsp;If you have any<strong>&nbsp;questions or comments</strong>&nbsp;about this show or its contents,&nbsp;<em>please post them in the comments area below</em>&nbsp;and I’ll be happy to answer them!</p>\n<p>&nbsp;</p>\n<hr>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://houseflippinghq.com/hfhq-82-why-ive-decided-to-buy-less-houses/\">HFHQ 82: Why I’ve Decided to Buy Less Houses</a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http://houseflippinghq.com\">House Flipping HQ</a>.</p>","author_name":"Bill Allen"}