{"id":3633,"date":"2025-12-31T18:52:40","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T00:52:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.colemanmg.com\/30k\/?p=3633"},"modified":"2026-01-01T20:21:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T02:21:16","slug":"ep-6-%f0%9f%92%b8-halfway-through-the-flip-and-the-budgets-already-gone-%f0%9f%98%a9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.colemanmg.com\/30k\/ep-6-%f0%9f%92%b8-halfway-through-the-flip-and-the-budgets-already-gone-%f0%9f%98%a9\/","title":{"rendered":"Ep 6 \ud83d\udcb8 \u201cHalfway Through the Flip\u2026 and the Budget\u2019s Already Gone \ud83d\ude29\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re only halfway through this flip\u2026 and the money\u2019s already gone. \ud83d\ude29\ud83d\udcb8<\/p>\n<p>The materials cost more than expected, the repairs keep piling up, and every delay is burning through cash fast.<\/p>\n<p>In Episode 6 of my flipping series, I break down exactly how the budget fell apart \u2014 and what I\u2019m doing to recover before it\u2019s too late. 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