Added home renovation costs can ruin your plans to own the perfect rental property. When this happens, how do you come up with the extra funds? More importantly, how do you prevent this from happening altogether? We’ve got plenty of answers for you in today’s episode! Welcome back to the Real Estate Rookie podcast! Jessica Bryant Walton owns several doors in Anchorage, Alaska. As you’re about to find out, investing where winters are long, water damage is common, and frozen pipes are everyday occurrences isn’t for the faint of heart. Jessica and her husband had just bought a duplex, only to fi ..read more

If you want your rental property to succeed, you’ve got to give people a reason to keep coming back. That’s exactly what today’s guest is doing—creating a one-of-one experience that people can’t get anywhere else. It’s what keeps his property booked year-round! Welcome back to the Real Estate Rookie podcast! Just three years ago, Chase Charifa bought his first rental property—a black, mid-century cabin tucked away in Big Bear, California. By engaging each of the guest’s five senses and adding intrigue with a “secret” amenity, Chase and his wife, April, have created an unforgettable guest exper ..read more

Can’t afford to buy a rental property due to your area’s high cost of living? At what point should you quit your W2 job and move elsewhere to realize your real estate investing dream? There are several factors at play here, but we tackle this exact scenario and much more in today’s Rookie Reply! We also talk about partnerships and how to determine who should be responsible for capital, holding costs, and other expenses when flipping houses. Are you inhering tenants? There’s an important agreement you must have in place when taking over the property. Could one of your residents be subleasing y ..read more

A thriving real estate business without rental properties?! It might sound like an easy way to “invest,” but make no mistake—you’re going to need to sharpen your management, interior design, and problem-solving skills for it to work. Fortunately, today’s guest can bring you up to speed on this low-cost strategy!   Welcome back to the Real Estate Rookie podcast! In this episode, Veronica Garreton returns to the show to offer more nuggets of wisdom for new investors. In our most recent episode with Veronica, she shared how she pocketed $150,000 in profit from just ONE luxury rental property ..read more

With the right rental properties, you could not only bring in thousands of dollars in cash flow each month but also build long-term wealth. Just ask today’s guest! Despite her fulfilling career, she came to the realization that she wasn’t on the path to financial independence and decided to take things into her own hands! Welcome back to the Real Estate Rookie podcast! Yiting Yang is a traveling pediatric neurologist whose multifamily investing portfolio brings in well over $10,000 in monthly cash flow. But that wasn’t always the case. During the early stages of her investing journey, Yiting d ..read more

Property management is a key component of real estate investing that can make or break your cash flow. Of course, every rookie investor could benefit from having a great property manager on board, but in a competitive market, how do you convince a reputable company to manage YOUR rental property?   Welcome back to another Rookie Reply! In today’s episode, we cover not only property management but also out-of-state investing and whether it’s ever a wise decision to change investing strategies from afar. Buying a new property but don’t have an eye for interior design? We’ll show you how to ..read more

How many things can possibly go wrong with ONE rental property? Well, you’re about to find out! Today’s guest had to flex her problem-solving skills on multiple occasions to get her “unique” rental up and running, and in this episode, she’s going to show you how she pulled it off! Welcome back to the Real Estate Rookie podcast! Investor Ashley Robinson bought a triplex in the little town of Salida, Colorado, with plans to live in one unit and rent out the other two. Despite her thoroughness during the due diligence phase, however, she ran into several problems along the way—from rental caps an ..read more

Want to begin flipping houses in 2024? With this popular investing strategy, you could build a lucrative and flexible real estate business. All any rookie needs to get started is a few skills and a little know-how, and there’s no better person to get you up to speed than today’s special guest! Welcome back to the Real Estate Rookie podcast! Today, we’re joined by James Dainard, investor, master house flipper, and co-host of the On the Market podcast. James has flipped over 3,000 homes to date, and in this episode, he’s going to show you how to flip your first house, step by step, from start t ..read more

To land a great investment property, a true diamond in the rough, you’re going to need to master the art of analyzing deals. Whether you plan to use the BRRRR method or buy commercial real estate, we’ve got several tips, tricks, and tools to help you find the perfect property! Welcome back to another Rookie Reply! Not sure whether a property will cash flow? In today’s episode, we’ll help you distinguish a great deal from a not-so-great deal. Do you need to pay back a hard money lender? You’ll want to hear about the creative solutions you can use to get out of short-term debt when refinancing i ..read more

Could your rental property be occupied by bad tenants masquerading as good residents? After an incident that led to thousands in property damage, a complex insurance claim, and an eviction, today’s guest learned the importance of a watertight tenant screening process. And YOU can, too—without all the drama! Welcome back to the Real Estate Rookie podcast! Chelsea Borden owns four duplexes in Buffalo, New York—an investing market with a low barrier to entry, where new investors can achieve the one-percent rule with relative ease. What Chelsea learned, however, is that it only takes one bad tenan ..read more