Welcome back to the Passive Wealth Strategies show. Today we meet our guest Melissa Johnson\n\xa0\nMelissa Johnson has been flipping houses in San Antonio, TX since 2003, growing and expanding the business into a thriving real estate investment operation. With close to a thousand real estate transactions under her belt, she has also built a portfolio of rental properties and real estate notes while raising five children.\xa0 She provides coaching, support, and education for other high level real estate investors nationwide. She enjoys giving back to the REI community by hosting the E3 Podcast for Women and the MORE (Moms of Real Estate) podcast, as well as running the San Antonio InvestHer meetup group.\xa0 As an active member of the Forbes Council on Real Estate and NAWBO (National Association of Women Business Owners), she is dedicated to the success and empowerment of women in business.\n[00:01 - 03:47] Opening Segment\nMelissa gives an introduction about herself\nMelissa shares her real estate journey and exploring all its aspects\n\xa0\n[03:48 - 11:27] From Education to Taking Action\nHow to Move from Action to Implementation\nWhat\u2019s the Bigger Picture?\xa0\nBeing intentional and efficient\nFlipping Houses can be a Passive Investment, Too!\xa0\n\xa0\n[11:28 - 21:40] Flipping to Financial Freedom\nNotes versus Rentals\nHow to Make Flipping Houses Passive Income Generating\nInvesting during the Pandemic\nMelissa talks about how she dealt with her REI in the pandemic\xa0\n\xa0\n[21:41 - 32:21] Closing Segment\nQuick break for our sponsors\nWhat is the best investment you've ever made other than your education?\nMy team\n\nMelissa\u2019s worst investment\nA property against her criteria\n\nWhat is the most important lesson that you've learned in business and investing?\n\u201cDon\u2019t be complacent.\u201d\n\u201cYou need to know why you\u2019re doing something.\u201d\n\nConnect with my guest. See the links below.\n\xa0\nTweetable Quotes:\n\u201cIt\u2019s good to educate yourself and everything, but there comes that time where you have to flip that switch and actually take some action.\u201d - Melissa Johnson\n\u201cThere are a lot of options with doing that that make it really easy and create that true passive income for you. \u201d - Melissa Johnson\n\u201cYou have to have reserves.\u201d - Melissa Johnson\n\u201cInvestments aren\u2019t always money, right?\u201d - Melissa Johnson\n------------\nConnect with Melissa through LinkedIn\nCheck out her podcasts: E3 Podcast for Women and MORE\nVisit her website https://www.themelissajohnson.com/\xa0\n\xa0\nLEAVE A REVIEW + help someone who wants to explode their business growth by sharing this episode or click here to listen to our previous episodes