68: Being a Superhero House Flipper, Investor, and Team Leader with Mark Ferguson

<p>Today on the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcast" target="_blank">BiggerPockets Podcast</a>&nbsp;we sit down with real estate investor&nbsp;Mark Ferguson&nbsp;to talk about his adventures in flipping and renting single family homes in the Colorado market. Mark is truly a real estate superhero: managing a real estate sales team, flipping houses, making offers, being a landlord, and writing about real estate all while working less hours than the normal employee&nbsp;(all while also&nbsp;having twin toddlers at home!)</p><p>Mark has truly mastered the art of delegation, team building, and using systems to stay on track and find success in his business – and he shares all his secrets with us today, so don’t miss a second of this incredible show!</p><p>In This Show, We Cover:</p><ul><li>Should you get your&nbsp;real estate license?</li><li>Tips for&nbsp;buying&nbsp;properties&nbsp;on the&nbsp;MLS</li><li>Using&nbsp;electronic signatures&nbsp;to get more deals</li><li>Why Mark&nbsp;doesn’t&nbsp;buy&nbsp;multifamily&nbsp;properties</li><li>How to&nbsp;find a niche and strategy&nbsp;for your investment business</li><li>Finding the “sweet spots” in your market</li><li>Working with&nbsp;Portfolio loans</li><li>When&nbsp;should you&nbsp;hire an employee&nbsp;to manage your rentals?</li><li>Why Mark chooses to&nbsp;pay off his loans</li><li>Finding and managing&nbsp;contractors</li><li>How Mark decides if he’ll&nbsp;flip or rent&nbsp;a house</li><li>Finding time&nbsp;to fit in all the busy parts of life</li><li>The&nbsp;team members&nbsp;who help Mark work less than 40 hours per week</li><li>Why Mark wants to buy&nbsp;100 houses</li><li>How to invest&nbsp;when the bank says “no.”</li><li>And lots more!</li></ul><p>Links from the Show</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/223-biggerpockets-success-stories" target="_blank">BiggerPockets Success Stories Forum</a></li><li><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2014/04/20/five-tips-get-great-deals-mls-including-buying-houses-fri