From Uber driver to flipping 30+ houses a year in Chicago — Aram Ghazaryan’s rise in real estate is unreal. In this raw, no-BS conversation, Aram breaks down exactly how he built a profitable house-flipping business from scratch without wealthy parents, connections, or “guru” shortcuts.

Whether you're flipping your first house, trying to raise private money, or looking to scale your real estate business, this episode is PACKED with strategy, mindset, and the real numbers behind success.

🔥 WHAT YOU’LL LEARN IN THIS EPISODE

• How Aram went from Uber & cold-calling to 30+ flips a year

• The first deals that nearly broke him — and what he learned

• The truth about Chicago real estate & contractor management

• How he raises private money (his exact framework)

• Why most new flippers fail in their first 5 deals

• Real margins, timelines & hidden risks nobody talks about

• The systems he built to scale a lean flipping operation

• The difference between rehabbing and “lipstick-on-a-pig” disasters

• How beginners can start TODAY without rich parents or big savings

This is one of the most actionable deep dives into real estate investing you’ll find anywhere.

🎙️ WHO IS ARAM GHAZARYAN?

A Chicago real estate investor, operator, and educator flipping 30+ homes a year while helping new investors break into the industry the right way — without hype, gimmicks, or guru fluff.

📌 Follow Aram:

Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/aramgrealty

Education / Mentorship – https://www.builtforprofit.biz/apply

🕒 CHAPTERS

00:00 – Cold open: “Lipstick on a pig will burn you every time”

00:40 – Welcome to Two Stunads & today’s game plan

02:20 – Meet Aram: 21-year-old hustler in Chicago real estate

06:05 – From Armenia to Schaumburg: poverty, parents & pressure to succeed

10:50 – Criminal justice, engineering… and flunking his way into business

13:00 – Getting bamboozled by his first brokerage & paying 56% of every check

17:15 – Cracking six figures & jumping into his first flip in Elk Grove

24:30 – Selling cars at 17, spotting hustlers early & meeting his GC partner

31:00 – How he actually analyzes a flip (real numbers, no fluff)

36:40 – Tired landlords, data lists & why mail still works in 2025

44:15 – Raising private money: 50K chunks, 12% returns & protecting investors

52:40 – Why most “gurus” are full of it & what his Real Estate Business Academy really does

60:30 – Flips vs rentals, Illinois tenant laws & why he sold all his rentals

69:40 – Interest rates, holding costs & when he’s willing to take a loss

78:10 – Cars, watches & why they don’t actually make you happy

86:30 – Dating as a successful investor: gold diggers & “strong dependent women”

93:20 – Holiday party networking, building real connections (not cringey “networking events”)

99:10 – Delegation, bottlenecks & what’s next: commercial, coffee shops & exits

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In this episode of the two stunads podcast, we sit down with a high school dropout who has defied all odds to build a successful blue collar business. His story is a true entrepreneur success story for 2025, and it's one that will motivate and inspire anyone who has ever dreamed of building a construction company or starting their own tile business. As a family owned business, he has been able to create a thriving company that has become a staple in the Chicago small business community. He shares his journey of how he built his tile company from the ground up, and the lessons he learned along the way, including how to build a landscaping business and even a snow removal business startup. He is a true blue collar millionaire and his story is one that will resonate with anyone who has ever felt like they don't fit the traditional mold of an entrepreneur. Tune in to hear his interview and learn from his experiences as a blue collar business owner, and get motivated to start your own business, just like Mike Roberson, a fellow entrepreneur who has been featured on the Two Stunads podcast, a popular chicago entrepreneur podcast. This episode is part of our series on entrepreneur success stories, and it's one that you won't want to miss.

We cover:

Growing up in Addison without a father

Dropping out of high school

Getting his first tile job at $8/hr

The moment he took over a tile company

Building a commercial tile business in Chicago

Starting a landscape/snow plow division

Managing employees in the trades

Teaching his sons how to lead

Money, wealth preservation, and ego

Life lessons from 38+ years of marriage

What really matters in life: family, work ethic, legacy

If you’re an entrepreneur, tradesman, parent, or business owner — this episode will inspire you.

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00:00 – Opening: Family, Humility & What Really Matters

49:60 – Growing the Snow Plow Division

67:29 – Wealth Creation vs. Wealth Preservation

67:58 – Realizing Status Means Nothing

68:43 – Life Lessons on Working Hard & Raising Kids

85:48 – What Truly Matters: Family & Health

86:03 – What’s a “Stunad”?

86:20 – Biggest Stunad Moment in Business

86:52 – The $65,000 Tile Mistake

87:46 – Checks, Paperwork & Systems

88:02 – Lessons Mike Is Passing to His Son

97:45 – Wrapping Up & Final Words of Wisdom