Amie Yancey was born on 30 August 1967, in Canada, and is a real estate agent, developer, investor, interior designer, and reality television star, probably best known for being part of the reality show “Flipping Vegas”; she has sold over 700 homes in partnership with her husband Scott. The show had a very popular run despite criticisms, and all of her efforts have helped put her net worth to where it is today.
How rich is Amie Yancey? As of late-2016, sources estimate a net worth that is at $20 million, mostly earned through a successful career in real estate. She is part of the Goliath company which is a real estate firm owned by her husband. As she continues her career it is expected that her wealth will increase.
Amie Yancey Net Worth $20 million
Amie and her husband started becoming well known when they became part of the reality show “Flipping Vegas”. Ideas for the show began two years earlier and was envisioned by the couple along with Lovable Scoundrel Productions; the show was produced by A&E and premiered in 2011 with Scott Yancey as executive producer. It featured the Goliath Company as well as the couple buying houses and flipping them. The show lasted a total of three seasons, with the third season being split up for a fourth and fifth season on FYI. The show helped Amie’s net worth increase significantly. The central theme of most episodes is tension between the couple as they have different approaches to flipping houses. Scott is the type who likes to stay on the budget and time constraints. Amie on the other hand is more focused on the creative aspect of the homes, often going beyond their original boundaries.
Thanks to the success of “Flipping Vegas”, other similar shows also started to appear including “Flipping Boston” and “Flipping Miami”. According to reports, each episode of the show takes around 120 to 140 hours to film and is then edited to around 43 minutes. They also carefully select the houses, prioritizing houses that are in the worst condition since they will have a great storyline for television.
The show has taken a lot of criticism, as many believed that what they were doing was fake. Scott replied by mentioning that the television show does not reveal that they usually have around five projects going at the same time, but the show usually focuses attention on just one or two.
Other projects Amie has include Yancey Events which aim is to teach others about investing in real estate, and the couple travel around the United States conducting seminars on serious real estate investment. Thanks to these projects, her net worth continues to rise.
For her personal life, it is known that Amie married Scott Yancey in 2000 – the couple met while at a real estate event four years earlier. According to reports, Scott has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. Aside from these, as Amie grew up on a ranch and enjoys high adrenaline activities, she does spelunking, outdoor adventure sports, and is an avid dirt biker. She has owned eight motorcycles and has also participated in cave diving in the Caribbean. Scott also has a large collection of cars. Rumours of an impending divorce are apparently completely unfounded.
