About this episode

Corey Thompson shares his journey from a roughneck to building a real estate empire, offering practical advice for blue-collar workers.

This episode was sponsored by Cardiff LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/ Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/ Today's Dropping Bombs episode delivers raw oilfield-to-real-estate wisdom with Corey Thompson, a former drilling consultant whose straight-to-the-point, no-BS approach makes him unlike the gurus online. He walked away from a six-figure roughneck paycheck to build a vertically integrated Texas real estate empire from scratch. Corey breaks down how he scooped up an 80-unit mobile home park and a distressed apartment complex for pennies on the dollar, why wholesaling and flipping are dead in today's market, and the cost segregation tax play blue-collar workers are sleeping on. Whether you're chasing your next paycheck on a rig or stuck clocking in at a 9-to-5, this episode hands you the exact playbook for turning hard-earned cash into real, lasting freedom — no guru nonsense required. 🔗 Connect with Corey YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@Roughneck2RealEstate Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/roughneck2realestate Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/roughneck2realestate TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@theroughneck2realestate…

People in this episode

Host: Brad Lea

Guest: Corey Thompson

Topics covered

• real estate
• blue-collar work
• financial freedom
• investment strategies
• wholesaling
• flipping
• cost segregation

Keywords

• real estate investment
• mobile home park
• apartment complex
• cost segregation
• wholesaling
• flipping
• financial independence

Sponsors

Cardiff LightSpeed VT

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Organizations: Dropping Bombs Podcast, YouTube, Facebook, TikTok, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, roughneck2realestate.com

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