Mark Skowron of Festival Properties joins us to share top insights from his real estate journey which began back in 2010!
Mark explains how he got started in real estate and pitfalls to avoid when building a wholesaling business! He shares how he got scrappy to find deals and eventually vetted and leveraged virtual assistants to scale. Mark dives into out of state investing including buying businesses in remote markets. He closes with lessons learned on out of state investing and some crazy wholesaling stories!
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02:18 Housing Provider Tip - Understand when it’s actually necessary to refinish hardwood floors!
03:38 Intro to our guest, Mark Skowron!
18:27 Vetting and leveraging VAs!
23:05 Scaling a wholesaling business.
31:23 Wild wholesaling stories!
38:33 How to scale virtually in a remote market.
43:55 Mistakes made on deals in other markets.
54:51 What is your competitive advantage?
54:59 One piece of advice for new investors.
55:08 What do you do for fun?
55:22 Good book, podcast, or self development activity that you would recommend?
55:58 Local Network Recommendation?
56:44 How can the listeners learn more about you and provide value to you?
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Guest Name: Mark Skowron
Guest Company: Festival Properties
Guest Link: https://www.chicagowebuyhouses.com/
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