Fliperati

If you’re like me and you enjoy a bit of audio stimulation while executing mind-numbing tasks (such as sanding, priming and painting an entire kitchen cabinet set), then you may want to scan through the podcast universe for real estate investor shows next time you need to fill the airwaves.  Although I still haven’t grown tired of my college MP3 collection, I thought it might be nice to mix some educational materials into my playlist this week while I was working on some mundane jobs around the property.  The only problem is finding good shows to listen to.  Because it doesn’t take much to generate a podcast (or streaming audio or amateur radio program), the internet is littered with terrible real estate productions that contain little useful information and tons of boring blather (and of course, tons of cheese).

However, once you’ve located a good one, I’ve found it’s a great (free!) way to entertain yourself, motivate yourself, educate yourself and pick up new investing ideas.  There are shows out there that cater to all different real estate investing strategies (rentals, flipping, wholesaling, etc) and even some that focus on specific markets (California, Michigan, southern Florida, etc).  Searching iTunes, Google, Yahoo or any of the other internet portals will likely yield something of interest for everyone. 

One podcast I recently discovered that I’ve grown to like quite a bit is called Get Real REI and it’s hosted by a husband and wife duo in North Carolina.  What really sets them apart from a lot of other shows I’ve listened to is their professionalism and their focus on delivering useful content to their listeners.  While many real estate podcasts painfully wander from topic to topic without any structure (often interlaced with boring banter about the personal lives of the hosts), Get Real REI adheres very closely to a set format and the discussion rarely degenerates into irrelevant topics.  I particularly like the interview portion of each show.  I wish there were an equally good investing program based in the New York / New Jersey area, but I haven’t found one yet.