From Bodybuilder to Flipper—How COVID Pushed Him Into the Family Business | Austin Cole E21

In this episode, I sit down with my good friend Austin Cole—a former bodybuilder and solar hustler who’s now flipping houses full-time and building serious momentum in real estate.

Austin shares how the chaos of COVID pushed him to finally get his license and step into the family business. But it wasn’t overnight success—he spent years learning from his dad, making little to no money while paying his dues. Now, he’s scaling a flipping operation that’s funding his future in multifamily and ground-up development.

We talk about what it means to embrace the season of no—cutting out distractions, staying sober, and locking in on your long-term vision. This episode is all about the power of discipline, resilience, and using flipping as a stepping stone to build real wealth.

If you’re an entrepreneur grinding through your learning phase or thinking about how to turn active income into passive freedom, you’ll feel this one.