▁involved ▁in ▁various ▁properties . ▁Prior ▁to ▁F lip ▁Men , ▁they ▁bought ▁and ▁sold ▁an ▁estimated ▁ 7 5 0 ▁houses ▁in ▁the ▁Salt ▁Lake ▁City ▁area . ▁ ▁Doug ▁Clark ▁Clark ▁was ▁born ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Murray , ▁Ut ah . ▁After ▁gradu ating ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Ut ah ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁econom ics ▁and ▁science , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁commercial ▁air line ▁pilot ▁for ▁Sky West ▁Airlines . ▁As ▁a ▁pilot , ▁he ▁found ▁himself ▁with ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁free ▁time , ▁and ▁became ▁interested ▁in ▁learning ▁more ▁about ▁the ▁real ▁estate ▁business . ▁After ▁meeting ▁B air d ▁at ▁a ▁real ▁estate ▁au ction , ▁they ▁formed ▁Equ ity ▁Capital ▁Group ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁Clark ▁continued ▁to ▁work ▁as ▁a ▁pilot ▁part - time ▁until ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁when ▁he ▁decided ▁to ▁focus ▁sole ly ▁on ▁real ▁estate . ▁Since ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁his ▁companies ▁Equ ity ▁Capital ▁Group ▁and ▁Clark ▁Vent ure ▁Capital ▁have ▁purchased ▁nearly ▁$ 5 0   mill ion ▁in ▁property . ▁Clark ▁has ▁said ▁that ▁while ▁location ▁is ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁factor ▁in ▁real ▁estate , ▁the ▁most ▁important ▁factor ▁in ▁f li pping ▁is ▁price . ▁ ▁Mike ▁B air d ▁B air d ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁San ▁Diego , ▁California , ▁and ▁graduated ▁from ▁Br igh am ▁Young ▁University ' s ▁Mar ri ott ▁School ▁of ▁Management ▁with ▁a ▁B A ▁in ▁business ▁management ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 2