Abi Horton, hospitality professional and founder of Aros, joins Brandon for a refreshingly honest conversation about breaking into real estate investing with limited capital, building a business around a genuine need, and why midterm rentals might be the most overlooked opportunity in the market right now. From buying her first house in Ohio while living in New York to building a platform that connects displaced families with landlords, Her story is proof that one foot in front of the other is still the best strategy.

🎯 What You'll Learn:

• Understand the difference between short-term, midterm, and long-term rentals — and which one maximizes ROI for the least work
• Break the limiting belief that you need a lot of money to start investing in real estate
• Use house hacking and owner-occupied mortgages to get into the market with less capital than you think
• Invest outside your backyard to access markets where the numbers actually make sense
• Tap into the insurance relocation niche as a powerful and underutilized source of midterm tenants
• Partner with people who have money when you have time — and vice versa
• Reset your thermostat and stop self-sabotaging the moment success starts showing up
• Stay curious and keep pulling the thread — the light bulb moment rarely comes before the effort

🔑 Key Topics Covered:

✅ Short-Term vs. Midterm vs. Long-Term Rentals — What's the Difference✅ Insurance Relocation Housing — The Underrated Niche✅ House Hacking & Owner-Occupied Mortgages✅ Investing Out of State to Access Affordable Markets✅ The Thermostat Metaphor — Why We Self-Sabotage Success✅ Moving the Goalposts — And How to Catch Yourself Doing It✅ Building Eros — A Platform Connecting Landlords & Displaced Families✅ Limiting Beliefs Around Money & How to Dismantle Them

👤 Featured Guest:Abi Horton — Founder | Aros🌐 Website: stayaros.com📲 Instagram: @theabihorton | @stayaros🎁 DM "Brandon" on Instagram for her midterm rental setup checklist

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