Mike didn't know a lot about rentals or even have a clear plan on how he would one day be able to quit his job and live on his rental income. On this episode, we talk about how he figured out how to buy rentals with no money and eventually build a rental portfolio of over 70 rentals.
Our guest tells her nightmare story of buying a property from a turn key company. The company promised that she was buying a newly rehabbed property with a tenant in place. In reality, the property was not rehabbed and there was no tenant. On this episode, we talk about what happened, and how you can avoid making the same mistakes.
Nathan talks about how he got started buying real estate to live in with a low down payment. After a few years, he bought a new house and turned his old house into a rental. He did this a few times. After the real estate market crashed in 2008, he saw a lot of opportunities and started buying properties as rentals.
Kamren shares how he bought a lot without a plan on how he was going to make money with it. A few months later bought a mobile home and started rented it out. Things worked out, and he did 2 more transactions in the last year. On this episode, we talk about how he's financing his purchases, how much he makes off each rental, and figure out if there is a downside of investing in mobile homes.
Rich talks about how bought too many rentals when he got started in real estate. His rentals were costing him more than he expected. He had too many repairs, and issues with tenants not paying. He figured out that half his rentals were causing the majority of his problems. He decided to sell off half of his portfolio. Today he has a much smaller portfolio that is easier to manage and way more profitable. Today, his smaller portfolio generates enough cash flow to support him and his family.
CJ talks about how he got started buying college rentals with a partner. We talk about how his partnership is set up, and the roles of each partner. We go over the numbers for his deals and figure out if college rentals are more profitable than renting to traditional tenants. We also talk about the challenges with the management of students, and some of the lessons that he has learned.
Mike shares his incredible journey from waiting tables and knowing nothing about real estate to owning 60 properties without mortgages. He tells us how he was able to pay off all his rentals in shorter than 30 years, and his secret to managing his portfolio with very little effort.
I talk to two different guests, from two different parts of the country, that are saving for retirement by buying rental properties. We talk about what they are looking for in an investment, and how they are financing the properties. We also talk about their strategies to eventually support themselves with rental income.
Caeli shares a new creative financing loan program that she has to finance rental properties. We talk about how this program can save investors thousands of dollars in interest, and how investors can use this loan to help them buy more properties.
Peter had a bad accident that cut his career short. He had to figure out another way to generate an income to support his family. He figured out that if he could buy enough rentals, he could cover all of his monthly expenses. On this episode, we talk about exactly how he did it.
Ryan talks about how he makes 2X the rent by renting his properties by the room. We also talk about how he self-manages his rentals from over 1,000 miles away. We talk about how he shows properties when he can't personally be there, how he deals with repairs, how he matches tenants to make sure that everyone in his rentals will get along.
Peter talks about how buying two rental properties changed the trajectory of his life. He talks about how the equity in those properties helped him buy his personal house, plus helped him fund additional rental purchases.
Tim and Crystal buy high-end luxury homes. On paper, these properties may not look like they are going to be profitable. But, they have turned out to be great investments. On this episode, Tim and Crystal share their experience with high-end rentals and how they made $1 million in 2017 alone.
Alex talks about how he is finding rentals the same way that people have been buying rentals for hundreds of years. He isn't doing anything fancy, or risky. His strategy is really simple, and a strategy that a lot of people can easily follow, to build their own rental portfolio.
We talk to two different investors to figure out how to have a successful rental property partnership. First, we talk to a husband and wife team that tried buying rentals with a partner. Things didn't work out and they ended up having to end the partnership. Next, we talk to an investor that has successfully purchased rentals with a partner. We figure out what he did differently in his partnership to make it successful.
Steve bought a 3 Unit building that he rents, while he lives in a rental himself. On this episode, we talk about why he does this, how he gets guaranteed rent from one unit, that covers the mortgage, and how he manages the property while working full-time.
Caeli shares how she started investing in properties that lost a little money every month - but had a huge potential to appreciate in value. The properties did appreciate and she was making good money, until the real estate market crashed in '08/'09. After the crash, she lost a lot of properties and learned how important it was to make sure every rental cash flows. On this episode, we talk about how she survived the market downturn and what she is doing differently with her rentals today.
Anton is working on a plan to retire early with real estate. He has a full-time job and also generates $100K a year passively from his rentals. On this episode, we talk about how he got to where he is today, where he is headed, and talk about the numbers on one of his recent deals.
We talk to two landlords to get their take on if it makes sense to buy a rental property in a retirement account. First, we talk to Cory Binsfield about why he thinks it's a bad idea. He talks about what he sees as the disadvantages of buying a rental in an IRA. Next, we talk to Joe Facenda about why he thinks it's a great idea. Joe has bought 5 properties in his IRA, and it has worked out great. On this episode, we put the info out there, to help you decide what's right for you....
Nick wanted to invest in rentals, but he didn't have any money, credit, or real estate knowledge. He figured things out and bought his first property. Unfortunately, things didn't work out with that first property and Nick lost money. He stuck with it and kept learning. Eventually, he found the money and built the credit. Today he owns several cash flowing rentals. On this episode, we find out how he did it.
Jason shares how he built his rental portfolio the old fashioned way by saving for down payments. He slowly bought properties as he had enough for down payments. Eventually, he had enough rental income to replace his W2 income.
On this episode, we talk about why we recently sold two rental houses. We also talk about how we have been finding other properties to add to our portfolio and talk about a few of the rentals that we have recently purchased.
Marc shares how he started building his rental portfolio after reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad. He was buying a new property about every 10 months and realized that it was going to take him forever to get where he wanted to go. He eventually left his job to work full-time as a Realtor, and today his rental portfolio could support about 50% of his monthly expenses. On this episode, we talk about managing his portfolio, how he find deals, and how he started working with partners.
Brandon shares how he was able to leave his job after buying 2 single family houses. We talk about why he decided to rent out the houses by the room vs renting the house to one tenant. We also talk about how he financed the rentals, how long it takes to manage them, and how he budgets for repairs and capex.
A listener recently sent me an email saying that he reached financial freedom with 10 rentals. He wanted to know why people build really large portfolios when they probably don't really need to. On this episode, we talk to a landlord that has over 100 rentals to ask him why he built such a large portfolio.
We talk to Rich about a recent deal that he worked out where he ended up getting a rental property for free. Rich has very little turnover with his portfolio. We talk about what he is doing to get his tenants to stay for long periods of time. Rich also talks about a few recent deals he has done that don't meet the 1% rule, but are still profitable.
Jo shares how she got started in real estate by doing live-in flips and keeping houses to rent when she moved. Recently she has bought two properties using 20% down payments. Saving the money for down payments can be a challenge for a lot of people. On this episode, we talk about her simple strategy for saving for down payments. We also talk about how much she sets aside for repairs on her rentals.
Alina and Joe tell their story of renting out beds on a short-term basis to travelers. They have 30 beds available between two single-family houses. They even trade out the management to longer-term travelers that they let stay for free in exchange for managing the rentals.
Jeff shares how he got started owning rental properties, and 3 tools that he uses to make the management of his rentals easy.
Tiffany bought her first property when she was still in college and rented out rooms to other students. After she graduated she bought a few more properties and has continued to rent the properties out by the room. On this episode, Tiffany shares her experience owning college rentals, and tips to manage the tenants.
