The Yanceys created Yancey Events as a way to help others learn about investing in real estate.[12][13] Using the Yanceys' stardom from Flipping Vegas, coupled with the knowledge and experience they have gained from years in the business, Yancey Events employs salespeople who travel across the United States and sell educational seminars on how to properly invest in real estate.[12] Many participants of the events have criticized them as being a scam.[13] [14] [15]
In September of 2020, Yancey, along with Dean Graziosi, "who is a self-described New York Times best-selling author, entrepreneur, and investor", was added as a defendant to a complaint filed by the FTC. "Since 2012, the FTC says, they’ve each earned about $10 million as the two celebrities that Nudge primarily used to market and give credibility to its real estate training scheme. Among other things, Graziosi and Yancey have appeared in infomercials and direct mailings that encouraged people to attend free events designed to help sell training and coaching packages, often through telemarketing, that cost thousands of dollars. According to the proposed amended complaint, which alleges the celebrities assisted with Nudge’s telemarketing operation, the two celebrities knew about numerous complaints describing how Nudge had swindled people, and they strategized about ways to counteract the negative online reviews – including discussions about posting fake positive reviews to Graziosi’s page on Trustpilot and to Yancey’s Yelp profile."[16]
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