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Building a remodeling business

A member’s story

A new direction, with more than one kind of project.

A member in Tampa describes how learning about flips led into a broader remodeling business, while continuing to develop his investing experience.

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A conversation from a working jobsite

This member joins Jake from a kitchen remodeling project in Tampa. He clarifies that the property behind him is a client renovation, rather than one of his flips.

He says the mentorship helped him change industries. Alongside flipping, he had started taking on remodeling work and was pursuing a broader future in contracting.

From research to relationships

Before joining, he had done some remodeling but had not learned how to analyze the real estate market. He describes following Jake’s content and speaking with several members before making the decision.

In the interview, he reports working on five flips and more than ten remodeling projects. He also explains that the demands of the remodeling business kept him focused locally, rather than moving into out-of-state projects at that point.

Trying different ways to fund projects

The member says he initially used his own money and later used other people’s money on two flips. His experience with both approaches is part of what he discusses with Jake.

Some financial figures in the interview depend on properties that had not yet sold. This page captures his description of the businesses and projects he was working on, without treating those projected figures as completed results.

This story summarizes the student’s account in the archived video. Experiences and reported results are individual, have not been independently verified, and are not a guarantee of income or funding. Program details may have changed since recording.

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