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#21 - How to Rent Better than What you Pay For


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I noticed some landlords are renting out homes almost at a loss in some situations, here's how renting can get you a crazy good deal (with a detailed example to illustrate it).


In this episode, we cover:

- Why even cities with good rental yields have good rental deals

- Nice and modern interiors

- Difference between renovating for yourself and "as a rental"

- Trendy vs timeless home style

- Upkeep-heavy materials and choices

- Financially-uneducated landlords renting out almost at a loss

- Thinking as an investor, and opportunity cost

- Real estate alternatives

- Buying rental properties for status

- People actually investing in real estate without once running the numbers

- Starting from a consensus conclusion (i.e. rich people have real estate)

- Posh real estate vs scrumy real estate

- People judging me for considering investing in low-income apartments

- Adding value to a property to make a good deal

- Irony of investing without a return, for safety

- Real estate without a mortgage?

- Having to compete with people renting out at a loss

- Taking advantage of good rental deals

- Renting long-term, and paying for it through passive income

- Renting being an even better deal in bigger, more expensive cities

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Chip on Shoulder PodcastBy Chip Shoulder