Episode 10:

Have you ever thought about truly achieving the financial independence you’ve always wanted in order to provide a better future for yourself and your family? Are you seeking a strategy that is effective when buying and holding real estate? Then today’s episode will provide great insight for you. 

After a hefty career in sales, Michael Zuber decided he needed to find a better alternative than the intense grind of a sales career and focus on building his future. One that allowed for a better work-life balance and less anxiety. This led him to start investing in rental properties and outsourcing property management so he could generate an income on the side while also keeping his traditional career. His ‘going against the grain’ methodologies have proven very successful for his real estate investments and today he is excited to share with you exactly why. 

On this episode of Multifamily Real Estate Investments with Don and Eden, Michael, the author of One Rental At A Time, shares his in-depth strategy and plans that he implemented for buying and holding real estate in order to generate enough income for him to live a much better-balanced life. Michael shares his take on the current real estate market, his advice for investing in the right deal at the right time, and his business model he applies to invest in the smaller 15-20 units. 

 

Highlights: 

Michael’s Beginnings in Real Estate 

Why he typically invests in the smaller 5-20 units

How he views the current real estate market

Current Projects

 

How to Connect with Michael

One Rental At a Time- YouTube Channel Michael Zuber 

One Rental At a Time Book Available on Amazon

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TRANSCRIPTION

 

Hey guys, today I’m hosting Michael Zuber - as you know every investor likes to do things a little different. So Michael is investing in multi-family apartments but he's after the smaller ones typically between five and 20 units. 

Today I want to realize why and more importantly how. 

Welcome to the real estate investing podcast with Don and Eden where we cover all aspects of real estate investing with special attention to multi-family apartment buildings and off-market strategies. 

 Hey Michael, welcome to our show. 

 Hey hey, thank you for having me. This is going to be a lot of fun. 

I hope you guys are excited because today we have a very special guest. So, Michael, you've been specializing at 5 to 20 multifamily units and you've been doing that for 15 years. Am I correct? 

Yes. I was a busy technology worker worked in sales and realized that it is a very hard career to do for a long time. So I worked very hard during the day saved my money and bought multi-family properties which ultimately allowed me to leave the rat race and quit my job at a relatively young age and left at forty-five. So it is absolutely possible to leave your job because of buy and hold rental properties. 

That's great. So you've been going against the advice of all the gurus which is to quit your job and your W-2 so that you can focus primarily on real estate investing. So I mean a lot of people say that you've got to quit your job if you want to do it because otherwise, it's really hard to focus on two things simultaneously. So, for me I mean I'm hearing it's either you really loved your job right or you are very good at doing things simultaneously. 

Well, I think it's actually probably a third option if we're honest with ourselves right. I think that Guru message that hustle and grind that message is really tailored to I'll just call it the people younger than me right. So I'm in my 40s just for comparison sake. That's a message that college students folks right out of college or high school students love to hear right. So I think when gurus are pushing that message they're saying something frankly because they want to get a little bit of your money for some course or video or something. Yeah. You know my point of reference was I was