Doug Clark's net worth is estimated in the $1 million to $3 million range, built from the real estate flipping business he co-founded with Mike Baird, his two seasons co-starring on Spike TV's "Flip Men," and his later career as a paid real estate investment speaker and seminar host. He has never disclosed exact earnings or assets publicly, so this figure is a realistic estimate from his career history rather than a filing-based number.
Quick Facts
| Born | Murray, Utah (exact date not publicly disclosed) |
| Education | University of Utah, B.A. in Economics, Magna Cum Laude (1997) |
| Known For | Co-star of Spike TV's "Flip Men" (2011-2012); co-founder of Equity Capital Group and Clark Venture Capital |
| Earlier Career | Airline pilot, Colgan Air and SkyWest Airlines, 1997-2011 |
| Estimated Net Worth | $1 million to $3 million |
From the Cockpit to Real Estate
Clark grew up in Murray, Utah, and earned a bachelor's degree in economics from the University of Utah in 1997, graduating magna cum laude. He then became an airline pilot, flying for Colgan Air before making captain at SkyWest Airlines in 2004. On his days off, he began investing in real estate, buying his first home at auction and reselling it within three days. In 2004 he met Mike Baird at a property auction, and the two formed the real estate companies Equity Capital Group and Clark Venture Capital around 2005, buying, renovating, and reselling foreclosed homes in the Salt Lake City area. Clark kept flying part time until 2011, when he left aviation to focus on real estate full time.
"Flip Men" and the Flipping Business
By late 2011, Clark and Baird had bought and sold roughly 750 houses over five years, a pace that drew Spike TV to feature them in the reality series "Flip Men," which premiered October 25, 2011. The show followed the pair buying foreclosed properties at auction and racing to renovate and resell them, with Clark's more spontaneous, price-driven approach contrasting against Baird's more analytical style. The show ran two seasons through 2012, with the second season drawing an audience of roughly one million viewers per episode. By 2012, the pair's businesses had purchased and resold about 1,000 homes and nearly $50 million worth of property since 2005 -- a measure of transaction volume through their companies, not personal profit.
Seminars, Speaking, and the Response Marketing Case
After "Flip Men" ended production in late 2012, Clark shifted to hosting real estate investment seminars nationwide, teaching strategies on house flipping, landlording, and wholesale property financing, and appeared alongside motivational speaker Tony Robbins on real estate-focused speaking tours. In late 2019, the Federal Trade Commission and Utah's Division of Consumer Protection took action against Response Marketing, a Utah-based real estate investment training firm whose free introductory seminars featured Clark and several other real estate television personalities as a way to sell attendees expensive paid workshops. Response Marketing was ordered to pay a $16.7 million settlement, and the FTC began issuing refunds to affected customers in March 2024; Clark himself was not named as a defendant in the case, but the episode became part of his public record as a real estate seminar personality.
Not the Same Doug Clark
"Doug Clark" is a common name shared by several unrelated notable people, including Doug Clarke, the Australian co-founder of Blackmagic Design, and Douglas W. Clark, founder and CEO of the business-services company Corcentric. This page covers the Utah-based real estate investor and "Flip Men" TV personality -- not any entrepreneur, inventor, or executive of the same or a similarly spelled name.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Doug Clark's net worth?
Estimated in the $1 million to $3 million range, based on his real estate flipping companies, his run on Spike TV's "Flip Men," and his later career as a paid real estate speaker.
What was Doug Clark's career before real estate?
He was an airline pilot, flying for Colgan Air and later serving as a captain for SkyWest Airlines, before leaving aviation full time for real estate in 2011.
What is "Flip Men"?
A Spike TV reality series (2011-2012) following Clark and his business partner Mike Baird as they bought foreclosed homes at auction, renovated them, and resold them for profit.
Was Doug Clark involved in the Response Marketing FTC case?
He was one of several TV personalities whose seminar appearances were used to promote Response Marketing, a company the FTC and Utah regulators penalized in a $16.7 million settlement finalized in 2024. He was not named as a defendant in the case.