3: Getting Started in Real Estate and Raising Money with Brian Burke

<p>In today’s show we talk with&nbsp;Brian Burke, a house flipper and real estate investor from Northern California with a fantastic story and fascinating business model.</p><p>Two days ago, Brian wrote a wildly popular article on the BiggerPockets Blog titled, “<a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2013/01/29/anatomy-grand-slam-flip/" target="_blank">Anatomy of the Grand Slam: How I Made $800,000 on One Flip</a>” where he talked about flipping a large apartment complex using a combination of&nbsp;<a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/hardmoneylenders" target="_blank">hard money</a>&nbsp;and private capital he raised. In today’s Podcast, we’re going to look more in-depth at how Brian got started, the strategies he uses to flip over 100 houses per year, and how you can use the same techniques that he does to raise money for your next real estate deal.</p><p>Last week, the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcast" target="_blank">BiggerPockets Podcast</a>&nbsp;reached #6 on the Top Business Podcasts in all of iTunes. This is an enormous honor and we want to just take a minute to thank everyone who has taken time to listen on iTunes or leave a review. As of today, we are up to 49 Five Star Reviews. If you haven’t yet left us a review and want to help us out, please&nbsp;<a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/biggerpockets-podcast-real/id594419649" target="_blank">click here</a>&nbsp;to leave a review in your iTunes player.</p><p><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/bpp3-brian-burke-podcast-transcript-getting-started-raising-money" target="_blank">Read the transcript for Episode 3 with Brian Burke here.</a></p><p>In This Week’s Podcast We’ll Explore:</p><ul><li>How Brian started with&nbsp;no money, no experience, and without rich friends</li><li>How&nbsp;losing money&nbsp;on early deals helped grow Brian’s business</li><li>Investing in real estate when you look 15 years old.</li><li>Why dealing with sellers is Brian’s least favorite strategy for real estate investing</li><li>Brian,