Find It, Fix It, Flip It!: Make Millions in Real Estate - One House at a Time

by Michael Corbett

Michael Corbett is the best selling author and Real Estate Expert for NBC's EXTRA, EXTRA's Mansions and Millionaires, ABC's THE VIEW,   FOX News and GOOD DAY LA.   He a regular contributor to CNN , TIME.com , SMART MONEY Magazine , FOX Business , Yahoo Real Estate and BankRate.com .   Michael is also the real estate expert and contributor to the real estate website Trula.com
In this book he shares his strategies, tips, and never-before-revealed insider techniques that have helped him make a fortune in real estate no matter what the market is doing! 
Especially in Today's Market , it is essential to lean how to be smart, safe and conservative when flipping.  This book is for aspiring flippers, first-time home buyers, or any homeowner who wants to create big profits and own their ultimate dream home—mortgage free! Starting with the essentials, Corbett shares how to crunch the numbers to instantly determine a house's profit potential. He teaches you how to streer clear of the "no money down gurus"  by teaching you the safe and practical strategies you need to know in this market . He then covers every step from purchase to

• Learn to take advantage of Today's Market opportunites
   Get the profit-making house at the price you can afford
• Make the improvements that make you millions
• Insider secrets that save you thousands
• Safeguard your profits from the market's ups and downs
• Sell your home tax free and pocket the profits

Filled with practical tips, illustrated with before-and-after case studies and easy to use charts and worksheets, Find It, Fix It, Flip It! offers the insider expertise needed to tap into an exciting—and potentially limitless source of income and financial independence. Lean Real Estate the Right Way!

Genres: Nonfiction

352 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2006

Reviews

[Trajano Lima · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a great book for whoever wants to get into the house flipping business. Although it's been written for many years, it still has priceless tips and ideas for successful flips. This is the kind ok book you have to read more than once and be involved in the business to get value from it. This is not a book for starters, and not for experts as well. If you have the minimal knowledge about building and want to get into the flipping business, I recommend this book. Nowadays, with the pandemic soaring, real estate may be down, but the flipping techniques the author Michael Corbett teaches will be useful to get you through the market downtime. This is my second reading and I always get inspired.

[Sunshine Biskaps · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve owned this book for over a decade and tonight was the first night I’ve picked it up to read it. It’s filled with lots of helpful information including which ugly houses to hit, what kind of renovations to do on them and what kind of buyers you should aim to sell to. I like the six levels of fixing it up to make it profitable. A very good read from an author who clearly has a lot of experience doing it.

[Elijah C · Rating 3 out of 5]

obviously personal experience is far different from reading a book, but presents lots of useful strategies, especially the exact house you should look for to make actual profits.

[Matt Reynaud]

Some great tips

[Cooljoe815 · Rating 5 out of 5]

We are in the process of selling our beautiful home in California and one day browsing in Barnes and Nobles I came across : Find it, fix it and flip it by Michael Corbett.
I must be honest, I never heard of Michael Corbett although I did read an article in the Los Angeles Times about a couple of actors (Jeremy Renner and Kris Winters ) secret hobby and how they made a lot money doing flipping . Also, I see advertised all the shows on TV about Flipping, I decided to buy the book and read it- hopefully, one it will help me sell my house and two- see what all the fuss is about flipping houses.

As For as selling my house, I did learn quite a bit about making the house sellable. I have to look at it as a flipped and did what I could financially to upgrade and spruce up the place. The verdict is still out as I just recently did this. I will keep you posted.
I specially learned to fix what needs repairs but to go one step beyond, Corbett is big on changing lifestyle. What in your house that you can do that the neighbors houses don't have. Give it flow, dramatic lighting, build a walk in closet. He talks a lot about staging, the house is a stage- soft music, fireplace on, squeeze lemon on the sink and wipe it with a paper towel for aroma, set up a breakfast nook, with silver ware, etc- you get the picture.

My biggest takeaway from the book is that flipping is something you can do- even if its your home you want to flip.

As far as what is all the fuss, Flipping is a good way to make money but what I did learn you got to rely on the experts, the contractor, if a foundation is in question, get a foundation expert, if the septic tank is questionable -get an septic tank expert. Flipping is not for a faint of heart.

I plan to sell my house like a flip and see my next house with the eyes of a professional flip.

I do recommend this book, if you own a home, planning to buy a home or just want to find out what all the fuss is about Flipping homes - I recommend this book. On a side note, I also saw Flipping for Dummies and that looks like another book to check out.

[Rosanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a different style of flipping then the Montelongos, and closer to how I would like to sell pre-owned homes. He does not talk about cutting costs to the point of potentially harming someone else's pocket-book or making someone potentially liable, but rather shows how to transform a house into a home that someone is dying to have. Quick read, but tons of info even for someone that has been in the business for a while.

[T · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good book of tips for buying houses

[Koeeoaddi · Rating 1 out of 5]

I hold this guy personally responsible for the economic disaster that is the current housing market in the Desert Southwest.

Flipwit.

[Molly · Rating 1 out of 5]

Didn't even finish, kind of a waste

[Kim Sheibley · Rating 5 out of 5]

Breezing through these books - LOVE THEM!

[Marcy · Rating 4 out of 5]

I felt he gave bite size information that would help anyone getting into the business.