611: Using a "Miserable" Job to Fuel a Fast-Growing Flipping Portfolio

<p><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides/how-to-flip-houses" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>House flipping</strong></a><strong> </strong>is a very potent form of investing. After just one fix and flip, many investors find themselves hooked, leaving their stable jobs for the profit (and rush) or finishing another flip. This happened quickly to <strong>Jason Pritchard</strong>, flipper and <strong>rental property investor</strong> in central California. Jason was <strong>working at a sales job he hated</strong> and after watching one of the many famous HGTV flipping shows, thought, “Hey, I could do that!”</p><p>He gave it a try, <strong>using his life savings and retirement funds</strong> available to him. It was a success, so he decided to scale up. One flip grew to a few, and now, Jason's team does <strong>over seventy-five flips and wholesale deals per year!</strong> This incredible volume didn’t happen overnight—it took Jason seven years to go from W2 worker to one of the best flippers in the state! And it’s not just flipping Jason is after. He’s been able to <strong>grow a massive </strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/how-to-build-rental-portfolio-that-nets-10k-month" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>rental property portfolio</strong></a>, some <strong>eighty-three units</strong>, at the same time!</p><p>You’re probably wondering how Jason did this so fast. Worry not, as he details every step from <strong>how he finds leads</strong>, <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/effective-real-estate-team" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>builds a team</strong></a>, pays the taxman, and even <strong>compensates employees</strong>. If you’re trying to get your foot into the flipping door, Jason’s story should inspire you to do almost exactly what he did.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>In This Episode We Cover</strong></p><p><strong>Using the skills from your job</strong> and translating them to make real estate riches&nbsp;</p><p>Building a