Mike Deaton is a real estate entrepreneur, investor, and coach who helps professionals and entrepreneurs build time-leveraged businesses through land investing. Alongside his wife Ligia, Mike built a seven-figure business flipping vacant land, one of the most overlooked niches in real estate, using simple, repeatable systems that generate strong margins without the complexities of traditional property management.

Mike’s journey into entrepreneurship began when he and his wife were laid off from their corporate jobs on the same day. Instead of returning to the traditional career path, they chose to design a life on their own terms. Within a few years, they scaled their land-flipping business into a venture that delivered not only financial returns, but what Mike calls the ultimate ROI: return on time.

Today, through Flipping Dirt, Mike teaches entrepreneurs, professionals, and side hustlers how to create freedom through practical real estate strategies and disciplined business systems. His work focuses on helping people rethink traditional definitions of success and build businesses that align wealth, time freedom, and personal fulfillment.

Beyond business, Mike is also an ultra-endurance athlete who trains for 100-mile mountain races, an experience that shapes the mindset, resilience, and discipline he brings to entrepreneurship and leadership.