Today on the BiggerPockets Podcast we are excited to sit down with a Jonna Weber, a buy-and-hold investor and real estate agent out of the Boise, ID area.

Jonna is a great example of how anybody can and should invest in real estate! In our conversation, we cover a lot of ground on how to use real estate for retirement and why real estate is a better avenue than the stock market. We also cover why an investor might want to become a real estate agent, how to find investor-friendly agents, what to look for when purchasing an investment property and much much more!

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In This Show We Cover…

• How anyone can invest in real estate
• Why would an investor become an agent in the first place?
• The importance of running the numbers with someone else
• Why investors are the best clients for an agent to have
• The hardest part of being a landlord
• How to get longer leases out of your tenants
• How to use BiggerPockets as a resource to manage your own properties
• Creating an “in-house” property management company for only your own properties
• Financing how-to’s
• Using cash flow to build cash reserves
• Real estate vs. the stock market
• Investing in real estate for retirement
• How to be safe as an investor and agent
• What to check for during your due diligence process
• On market deals vs. off market deals
• How to find an investor-friendly agent
• And a TON more!

Links Mentioned in the Show:

• BP Podcast 006: Investing While Holding a Full Time Job with Arthur Garcia
• Landlord on Autopilot by Mike Butler
• The Real Estate Agent’s Ultimate Guide to Working with Investors 
• BiggerPockets’ Keyword Alerts
• The BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Real Estate Investing
• The BiggerPocket’s Weekly Webinar

Books Mentioned in the Show:

• Art of Non-Conformity by Chris Guillebeau
•  Buy and Hold Forever by David Schumacher

Tweetable Topics:

“Managing your own properties is short term pain for a long term goal.” (Tweet This!)

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Connect with Jonna:

• Jonna’s BiggerPocket Profile

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