The Simple Systems Behind a 150-Unit Rental Portfolio (8-Hour Workweeks!)
When the dot-com bubble burst, Matt (the “Lumberjack Landlord”) watched his 100% stock portfolio go to dust. Having lost everything he had saved throughout his early twenties, his only option was to rebuild. But with what? He needed something that could help him offset his living expenses today and propel him toward retirement. That “something” […]
She Bought Her First Rental Property with $0 Down (Her Exact Playbook)
What if the one thing stopping you from buying your first rental property isn’t money, or connections, but the belief that it’s just not possible for someone like you? Today’s guest is proof that with the right game plan, real estate investing offers a path that can set anyone free, including YOU, from the nine-to-five […]
Texting With Zach Lemaster: The 5%-Down New-Construction Rental Nobody's Talking About
In This Article A conversation with Zach Lemaster, founder and CEO of Rent to Retirement Most investors decided turnkey rentals were dead the morning mortgage rates crossed 7%. Cash flow evaporated, the math stopped penciling, and the smart money went to the sidelines to wait for a cut that keeps not coming. That’s the consensus, […]
Deal Diary: How Lucy Hinds Turned One HELOC Into Three Rental Properties
In This Article Name Lucy Hinds Location Cincinnati, Ohio Occupation Real estate investor Assets Single-family rentals Investment strategy Long-term rentals Financing Conventional + HELOCs Lucy Hinds spent years living the Dave Ramsey playbook: no debt, aggressive saving, and total avoidance of leverage. Then she read Rich Dad Poor Dad, and everything she believed about money […]
Chad Carson’s 2 Deals/Year Strategy That Makes You a Rental Millionaire
There’s no denying that rising interest rates, sluggish rent growth, and other factors have taken the shine off many properties that would have been home-run deals only a few years ago. But this is real estate we’re talking about. Buy-and-hold investing tends to reward people in the long run. It’s just that, to buy in […]
To Scale an Average Rental Portfolio, You’ll Need $30K-$60K in Cash per Door. Here’s an Alternative to the BRRRR Method That Lowers Risk and Increases Cash Flow.
In This Article In the rush to acquire rental properties, many investors forget one crucial aspect of financial planning: liquidity. It’s probably the single most important reason why small investors fail. I should know. I’ve been there. After the 2008 crash, I lost dozens of doors. And after the COVID-19 pandemic, I was forced to […]
I Bought 15 Rental Units While Making $15/Hour Putting Up Fences
Britton Eads was making $15 per hour putting up fences all day. He had no college degree; he dropped out of the electrician trade and didn’t have many other options. One day, he read Rich Dad Poor Dad, and realized his life didn’t need to stay on the same track it was going. Now, just […]
The DTI Trap: Why Traditional Financing Stops Working After Your Second Rental (And What to Do Instead)
In This Article This article is presented by LendingOne. You have two rentals. Both are cash-flowing and performing exactly the way you underwrote them. You’ve been patient and disciplined, and now you’re ready to go get property No. 3. So you go back to your bank. And the bank says no. Not because the deal […]
How Few Rental Properties Do You Actually Need to Quit Your Job? (Coach Chad Carson Says Fewer Than You Think)
In This Article A conversation with Chad “Coach” Carson, host of the Real Estate Investing for Cashflow Podcast and author of The Small and Mighty Real Estate Investor The default real estate investing advice goes something like this: Get to 100 doors, then 500, then a syndication, and then a fund. Then you’ve made it. […]
She Lost $85,000, Then Made It All Back with a Single Rental Property
In This Article Real estate bookkeeping might not be the most thrilling part of owning a rental property, but it’s often the difference between bleeding money each month and earning cash flow you can count on. Today’s guest will show you exactly how to get your books in check so you can make your properties […]