On this episode of House Flip Masters Holly is joined by guest Kathy Fettke. Kathy is an extremely accomplished entrepreneur she is CEO and co-founder of The Real Wealth Network, a California based Real Estate Investment group with 16,000 plus members. She is the host of the Real Wealth podcast, as well as frequent national news contributor, she is a licensed real estate agent and former mortgage broker. Kathy is the past president of American Women in Radio and Television and was recently recognized on Goldman Sachs 100 most intriguing entrepreneurs, 2 years in a row. Kathy’s story of how she got started was one that was great, her husband was successful with a book he had written, they had bought their first home, they had their children and then one day her husband went to the doctor and had discovered he had a health concern that may only give him 6 months to live. With that news Kathy wanted her husband to enjoy the last 6 months of his life if the doctor was correct. She already had her Real Wealth Show and decided to change her direction; she wanted to interview people who were successful in the world of passive income. This idea of passive income was something that appealed to Kathy and her husband, Rich, and they decided to start educating people on how to apply their assets so that they could create passive income, free up time, and enjoy life. Kathy and her husband provide people who do not have the time, money, or energy to flip homes with the education on how to flip a home within their reach in the best markets. Kathy defines the best market as job growth, population growth, and affordability. Kathy and Rich help to pair someone who wants to get into real estate investing with the best market for them. This individual will just need to qualify for a loan and a team will take care of the flipping and management of the property. Holly and Kathy are always asked by people wanting to invest in real estate if now is the right time. Holly reminds people that there are always opportunities in real estate and Kathy agrees that while opportunity is always available you might have to work harder in some markets and be more knowledgeable. Kathy advises that you need to stay educated on your market and that you should pair up with a mentor or a team to help you learn what you don’t know and to help you get started. You can always find a good deal but you need to put in the time and effort. It is a good time to buy in some places and a really good time to sell in others. Holly asks Kathy to give some advice to people who are thinking about investing in real estate but might not have the equity right now. Kathy advises you to get educated, you can check out her book, Retire Rich with Rentals, which covers a lot of information you need to understand before you jump into anything. If you have a lot of money but not time you should work on your credit. If you have no money at all and you are just getting started you are probably going to go the route of wholesaling or flipping so that you can start to build a nest egg. Kathy says that her best advice is to find someone who is doing what you want to do and offer to help them for free, it will give you an ‘in’ to the business and it will get you the education and experience to help you build your business. Kathy and her husband offer a Real Wealth Investor Academy for $10 a month that serves to educate investors at an affordable rate as well as giving back to the community. 100% of the profits from this academy go to charity. If you are interested in learning more about the education that Kathy offers, as well as her podcast you can visit her websites. www.RealWealthNetwork.com Podcast – www.RealWealthShow.com