490: 7 “Ninja Tips” From One of Hawaii’s Largest Real Estate Investors

<p>We all know that <strong>Hawaii is expensive</strong>. With its black sand beaches, <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2013-05-18-real-estate-investing-surfing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">fantastic surfing</a> waves, and delicious poke bowls, why wouldn’t you want to live and invest there? Well, even with all those positives, <strong>many investors steer clear of Hawaii </strong>due to its high prices and lack of land, but one investor, <strong>Indar Lange</strong>, has proven those critics wrong.</p><p>Indar is <strong>Hawaii’s largest flipper</strong>, running about 15 flips at any given moment, and tackling <strong>deals priced at upwards of $3,000,000</strong>! Indar is no rookie to the game, he’s been doing this for the last decade and a half, but he had humble beginnings.</p><p><strong>Growing up poor on a farm in rural Hawaii</strong>, Indar thought that his life would be set once he got his engineering degree. After realizing that engineers topped out at about $150,000 per year, Indar had to think of something else to do. He coincidently<strong> bought a small home at the time, fixed it up, and sold it after living in it for a few years</strong>. He paid zero taxes on the gain and this became <strong>his first </strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/live-in-flip" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>live in flip</strong></a>, which caused the real estate wheels to start turning in his head.</p><p>Now, he’s hooked up with some of the best lenders, agents, <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/why-wholesalers-get-a-bad-rap" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">wholesalers</a>, contractors, and investors in the Hawaii area, <strong>taking down massive deals for a big payday</strong>. You’ll hear Indar’s full story and catch his “<strong>Ninja Tips</strong>” for the aspiring real estate investor.</p><p>In This Episode We Cover:</p><p>Why real estate the go-to<strong> investment for the wealthiest people in the world&nbsp;</strong></p><p>