Today, we’re bringing Mark Ferguson with his incredible story of how he got started in real estate. From being a real estate agent, refinancing his home, to dominating the flipping and rental business, this episode will surely give tons of golden nuggets!

Find out his strategies for a successful house-flipping and long-term hold, navigating the commercial multifamily space, and building wealth while building his online presence. Tune in to this episode for another prosperous investing journey!

Key Points & Relevant Topics

• Mark’s story of discovering house-flipping and rentals while being a real estate agent
• Is it necessary to be an agent before investing in real estate?
• Why Mark decided to shift from single-family to multifamily
• The power of learning financing strategies in real estate
• Ways to acquire deals online and on social media
• Benefits of building your brand and credibility in the online space
• The process of evaluating a good deal

Resources & Links

• MLS.com
• BiggerPockets
• Mark Ferguson on Amazon
• Apartment Syndication Due Diligence Checklist for Passive Investor

About Mark Ferguson

Mark is a successful real estate investor, broker, and author. Mark has flipped more than 230 houses, owns close to 200,000 square feet of rental properties, owns Blue Steel Real Estate, owns multiple brick-and-mortar businesses including 2 laundromats, a liquor store, and a car wash, and has written 10 books. 

Mark loves to use OPM (other people’s money) to buy big and small deals for flips or rentals. He has been able to create a $20 million dollar real estate portfolio after starting out refinancing his personal house to buy his first rental for $97k in 2010. Along the way, he has learned how to find deals, find contractors, find money, and build wealth with real estate. 

Mark is still buying and still learning to this day. Mark loves to share his knowledge on multiple platforms including YouTube (95k subscribers), Instagram (162k followers), TitTok (49k followers), Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, and more. His blog Investfourmore.com is one of the most popular real estate investing blogs with a wealth of knowledge on all things real estate. 

Mark is married to his wonderful wife Jeni and has 3 kids. He also loves to golf, dabble in virtual real estate, and is a huge fan of exotic cars. 

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