The Real Estate Investing Fast Track
The Real Estate Investing Fast Track will consistently share the insight you need to succeed in the fields of real estate, business, and personal development. You will learn cutting-edge insights on how to be a successful real estate entrepreneur. The host, Greg Helbeck interviews the top investors and brokers to pull back the curtain on what it truly takes to succeed in the real estate industry. In these interviews, you will learn everything from current marketing strategies, leadership skills, and operational systems to be a world-class real estate entrepreneur. This podcast will give you the ideas, motivation, skills, strategies, and actionable tactics to win in the real estate game. You will be able to master direct marketing so you get the motivated sellers calling you on a consistent basis so you never run out of real estate deal flow. You’ll also learn how to communicate effectively with sellers because the host brings on world-class experts to deep dive into sales and negotiati...
Episodes
Nobody wanted this vacant, "tear down" property — until we changed the terms, not the price. Instead of cutting the seller's payout, I got permission to list it on the MLS. Within 5 hours, we had an offer $2K over asking. Final result: $18,000 profit, zero price renegotiation.
Got a deal in Hudson Valley, Washington State, or Delaware? Send it to greg@velocityhousebuyers.com — we're buying.
Parkinson's Law says work expands to fill the time you give it — and in real estate, that means urgency wins deals.
In this episode, I share how I used this principle to close a deal right before vacation, and how you can use tight timelines to close faster, avoid closing-day chaos, and beat other investors to the punch.
Got a deal in Washington State, the Hudson Valley (NY), or Delaware? I'm looking to wholesale, JV, or help...
After 500+ real estate deals and 10+ years in the game, I've learned one thing that changes everything: your problems never actually go away — you just have to upgrade them.
In this episode, I break down:
✅ Why every stage of your real estate business comes with new problems.
✅ How to shift from "no deals, no money, no clue" to managing systems, teams, and scale.
✅ The mindset shift that separates investors who grow from tho...
In this episode, I break down a condo flip I'm currently buying in Federal Way, WA — part 1 of a series I'll follow up on through renovation and sale.
I bought the property for $150,000 after almost a year of following up on a cold lead. With renovation costs around $20-25K, I'm projecting a sale price of $240-250K and a net profit of roughly $35,000 — about a 70% cash-on-cash return.
I also get into why condo flips pla...
In this episode, I break down the "Big 4" closing costs every real estate investor needs to account for on both the purchase AND the sale of a property:
✅ Transfer Tax (Excise Tax) – How much it can cost you, which states have it, and how to negotiate it with sellers
✅ Loan Recording Tax – The hidden fee some states charge just to record your mortgage
✅ Lender Costs – Points, attorney fees, service fees, and other...
Part 3 of my Pleasant Valley flip breakdown — and it's not going as planned. After 35 days on market with 17 showings, still no offers.
In this video: what went wrong (pricing, an area with high days-on-market, an overlooked kitchen floor and pool), and the exact fixes we'r...
Real estate chaos is real — if you're doing multiple deals at once, your phone, email, and texts can feel like they never stop. In this video, I share the exact system I use to stay sane after 500+ real estate deals over the last 11 years.
Here's what I cover:
Don't check your phone first thing in the morning — protect your peace before the chaos starts.
Turn off notifications — check messages and email on your s...
Part 2 of a real novation deal I'm working right now in Greenwood Lake, NY. We had a buyer under contract, appraisal came back $50K over the purchase price — but their lender still wanted $20K in basement repairs or the deal was off. I walk through what happened, why I said no, and the real risks of novations that most people online don't talk about. If you're new to wholesaling or novations, this is the unfiltered side of th...
I agreed to buy this Marysville, WA flip for $515K based on 10 pictures — then walked the property myself and found $35K in extra work I didn't know about.
Instead of lowballing the seller, I tried a novation first, then renegotiated terms before price. Here's how we landed at $495K, and why that order matters.
This is Part 1 of a 3-part series — Part 2 covers the property walkthrough, Part 3 covers the sale.
🔑 Takeawa...
Charles Weinraub is back on the show, breaking down the real estate brokerage he just launched after 4 years of building it behind the scenes.
He's done over 1,000 deals, owns 153 rental units across Long Island, and has scaled a wholesale, flipping, and brokerage business into a real company with systems that run without him.
In this episode:
-Why he launched his own brokerage
-The personality test he uses to reject 82% of appli...
Just closed a wholesale deal in Renton, WA — $30,000 assignment fee, $0 out of pocket. In this breakdown, I cover the 6-month-old direct mail lead, why I didn't negotiate the seller's price, how zoning research showed the lot could fit a house + DADU (worth more to a builder), and why repeat buyers make disposition easy.
A pest control guy knocked on my door with zero appointment and 30 minutes later I had my credit card out. I had no plans to buy anything that day — so what changed my mind? In this week's lesson, I break down what he did right and how the same communication tactics apply directly to buying houses from sellers.
I also share a deal in Warwick, NY where a seller told me "no" on the first call — and we still ended up clos...
Cole Ruud-Johnson is back, and we're not holding back.
We kick things off with a wild story about a deal I almost gave away — a $30k lesson in patience, integrity, and why honoring your word is worth more than any single transaction. Then Cole and I get into what actually builds a lasting real estate business: reputation, relationships, and transparency.
On AI: Cole breaks down what's actually useful (his Atlas system that p...
Real estate attorneys can be massive deal killers if you don’t know how to navigate them—even in non-attorney states.
In today’s episode, I’m breaking down exactly how to navigate the seller's attorney so you can protect your deals and keep your real estate business moving forward.
🤝 LET'S JV ON A DEAL! Have a wholesale deal in New York, Washington, or Delaware? Send it over! I’ll do the heavy liftin...
In this episode I'm breaking down exactly how to wholesale a property on the MLS for top dollar — and more importantly, when to do it.
I cover:
I'm breaking down a wholesale deal in Ossining, New York that I thought I wholesaled for a good profit — until I saw what the buyer sold it for.
What you'll learn:
-Why I underestimated the ARV and what it cost me
-How to comp a property in a market you don't know well
-Why you need to call 3-4 local agents before pricing any wholesale deal
Have a property to wholesale in the Hudson Valley, Seattle, or Delaware? 📧 g...
If your house is sitting on the MLS and you're starting to stress — stop.
In this video I break down:
-Why your listing isn't getting the showings and offers you expected
-The 3-week rule every house flipper needs to follow before making any moves
-How to reduce your price the right way without leaving money on the table
-What your days on market and comparables are actually telling you
If you're in the Hudson Valley, Delaw...
In this Real Estate Weekly Deal Breakdown, I share how a rental property I bought in Monroe, NY for around $125,000 grew to nearly $200,000 in equity.
I break down the purchase, financing, tenant situation, refinance strategy, and why buying and holding quality rental properties can be one of the best ways to build long-term wealth.
If you're interested in real estate investing, rentals, wholesaling, or house flipping, this episode...
A deal means NOTHING until it actually closes and funds.
I share a real story about a $24,000 deal that almost died right before closing, plus why investors get into trouble counting money they don’t have yet.
If you wholesale, flip, or invest in real estate, this lesson will save you a lot of stress and bad decisions.
Have a deal? Contact me
📧 greg@velocityhousebuyers.com
📱 IG: @grego_37
In this interview, I sit down with investor Bryan Driscoll to talk about what’s happening in real estate marketing in 2026—pay per lead, PPC costs, AI tools, and what investors need to do to stay competitive.
We also get into Bryan’s mission behind The Goodness Game and why giving back matters just as much as building a business.
📌 If you’re trying to generate more motivated seller leads in 2026, this is a ...
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