Active Rental Income

I haven't gotten a home inspection in 9 years, and I'vebought over 70 units in that time. Most investors think the inspection is whatprotects them — I've seen prominent investors call it the single most importantpart of buying a house. A house on Johnston Square nearly proved them right,and then proved them completely wrong. Here's what happened, and what I doinstead.

If you’re a real estate investor or aspiring investorinterested in rentals, BRRRR, creative finance, property management, or rentalincome this one's for you.

Early in my career I was chasing 16 rentals doing everythingthe "safe" way — 20% down, conventional loans, no BRRRR. I recentlyadded up what that actually cost me in cash I could've redeployed instead. Thenumber was $550,000.

If you’re a real estate investor or aspiring investorinterested in rentals, BRRRR, creative finance, property management, or rentalincome this one's for you.

I've had investors at meetups genuinely shocked that Ifactor closing costs into my BRRRR underwriting — "those are just closingcosts," they tell me. But on a $100K deal, that's $25K between purchaseand refi, and if you don't plan for it correctly, that money doesn't justvanish — it has to come out of your own pocket instead of getting refinancedback out. Here's the real math, and the $500K mistake I see investors makewithout realizing it.

If you’re a real estate investor or aspiring investorinterested in rentals, BRRRR, creative finance, property management, or rentalincome this one's for you.

Everyone told me real estate was dead the moment ratesdoubled — I built most of my $12 million portfolio after that happened. Itstarted with an FHA house hack I bought for $11,900 out of pocket, a car-lesstrip with a realtor, and renting out four bedrooms to strangers. This is thefirst part of the story: how that one deal quietly became the foundation foreverything that came after.

If you’re a real estate investor or aspiring investorinterested in rentals, BRRRR, creative finance, property management, or rentalincome this one's for you.

I break down how we decide whether it's worth paying to keepa good tenant around versus letting them go, and why we sometimes choose tocompensate a tenant even when we're not required to. It's a mindset shiftthat's saved us real money on turnover and vacancy costs.

If you’re a real estate investor or aspiring investorinterested in rentals, BRRRR, creative finance, property management, or rentalincome this one's for you.

Your monthly cash flow spreadsheet is lying to you — and thereason is one expense almost every landlord underestimates or ignorescompletely: turnover cost.

In this episode, I break down the real, all-in cost ofturning over a rental unit — the stuff that never makes it into most investors'pro formas but absolutely hits your bank account. If you've ever looked at a"cash flowing" property and wondered why your actual bank balancedoesn't match the spreadsheet, this is probably why.

If you're a landlord, real estate investor, or rental property owner doing BRRR, buy and holds, house hacks , creative finance, or other types of real estate deals this ones for you.

In this episode, I break down the real three-step processfor building a network of relevant experts who will give you specific, tacticalanswers to specific, tactical questions: proximity, asking real questions, andclosing the loop. Skip the hypotheticals and the free-lunch fantasy — here'show to actually get world-class guidance for free

If you’re a real estate investor or aspiring investorinterested in rentals, BRRRR, creative finance, property management, or rentalincome this one’s for you.

For years, I avoided rent court at all costs — chasingpartial payments, negotiating cash-for-keys, doing anything to dodge thecourtroom. Then one day I sat in on someone else's case as an observer andeverything changed. In this episode, I break down exactly what I saw landlordsdo right (and painfully wrong) in rent court, and why demystifying the processmade me a stronger, more confident landlord.

If you’re a real estate investor or aspiring investorinterested in rentals, BRRRR, creative finance, property management, or rentalincome this one’s for you.

We left a Class A apartment in DC for a $96k row house inBaltimore, betting that living in the market would teach us faster than reading about it ever could. It worked — but first we had a front-row seat to a screaming domestic dispute happening feet from our bedroom window. This is thestory of that leap and what it set up for us.

If you’re a real estate investor or aspiring investorinterested in rentals, BRRRR, creative finance, property management, or rentalincome this ones for you.

I closed on a house without ever seeing it, then opened thedoor to something out of a horror movie — mosquitos everywhere, buckets ofwaste, and standing water in the basement that looked like sewage. What Ialmost did next could have cost me six figures. Here's how I avoided it.

If you’re a real estate investor or aspiring investorinterested in rentals, BRRRR, creative finance, property management, or rentalincome this ones for you.