Mar 20, 2018
They say do what you love, yet Tarl Yarber has become one of the
top rehabbers in Seattle without even liking real estate. The
founder of Fixated Real Estate, Tarl’s secret is developing systems
that enable him to replicate a success formula. Find out why
Dropbox is a critical resource for managing his flips, how he found
new submarkets when his core area became too hot in Seattle and why
the path of progress leads to Tacoma.
Key Market Insights
- Attended a seminar 13 years ago with Robert Kiyosaki, Tony
Robbins, Ron LeGrand and Marshall Sylver
- Bought a $1,500 personal development program, then bought a
$900 program on wholesaling to pay for the first program
- Went into debt collection over $4,500, but was committed to
wholesaling
- Made $100k on first wholesale, Tarl’s share was $60k
- Served as consultant to Charter Home Alliance and then became
national sales director
- Partnered with 5 of his colleagues and did his first 6 flips at
the same time
- After those partnerships fizzled, started Fixated Real Estate
in 2014
- In Seattle if you do 10 flips a year, you are in the top 10
flippers
- Fixated handles 30-40 flips a year, with 12-17 active rehabs at
once in Seattle
- Currently has 9 active rehabs and will not go over 10 with
solid margins
- Three counties in Seattle: King, Snohomish, Pierce
- Used to invest in downtown Seattle, but focuses now on King and
Pierce counties
- Majority of people are buying houses south of the city and
headed towards Tacoma – South King County and Pierce County
- New light rail built downtown Tacoma facilitates commuting from
Tacoma to Seattle, boom will take place in south Seattle
- Bought a home in Tacoma – cash flows $350 monthly, but has
great economic upside
- Leverages dropbox to track, organize and timestamp the progress
of all projects
- Founder of the Big Bad Ass Conference in Seattle from April
27-29
Bull’s Eye Tips:
Winning Your Market: Know your market, know your
niche
Tracking Market Changes: Buy great deals today with
downside protection, connect with people at his meetup
Daily Habit: First hour each morning is personal
development (read, meditate)
Resources:
Miracle Morning by Hal Elrod
Best Business Books:
4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris
Tools for Titans by Tim Ferris
Digital Resources
Dropbox
Smartsheet
Asana
Tweet This:
“Problems don’t change, you change”
“I’m good at real estate because I don’t like it so I create
systems to simplify it”
“I don't bet - it has to make sense today with the hope that it
makes sense tomorrow”
Places to Grab a Bite:
Marination
Connect with Tarl:
Fixatedrealestate.com
Pnwrealestateexpo.com
Facebook.com/fixatedre
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