Author

Ali Boone

Ali Boone is a lifestyle entrepreneur, business consultant, and real estate investor, who has literally defined non-conformity when it comes to her career. Ali left her corporate 9-to-5 job as an Aerospace Engineer—despite the “dream job” status that came with it—to follow her passion for being her own boss and truly designing her lifestyle. She did this through real estate investing.

Experience
Using primarily creative financing to purchase five properties in her first 18 months of investing, Ali’s real estate portfolio started with pre-construction investments in Nicaragua and then moved toward turnkey rental properties in various markets throughout the U.S. With this success, she went on to create her company Hipster Investments, which focuses on turnkey rental properties and offers hands-on support for new investors and those going through the investing process.

Ali’s written roughly 190 articles for BiggerPockets and she’s been featured in FOX Business, The Motley Fool, and Personal Real Estate Investor magazine. She has over 300K views on her “Calculating Rental Property Numbers” video on YouTube, has sold over 200 copies of her Turnkey Rental Properties 101 eBook, and was awarded Top 100 Real Estate Investing Blogs & Websites. Her articles teach successful rental property fundamentals, investor psychology, and strategies to help get new investors started.

She still owns her first turnkey rental properties and she is also a co-owner and the landlord of a local property to her in Venice Beach.

In addition to running Hipster Investments and working as an active business consultant, she’s a pilot and teaches flying. She can often be found snowboarding, hiking, or volunteering in California prisons. Her ultimate goal is to one day challenge Tim Ferriss to a lifestyle design duel.

Education
Ali has two master’s degrees: a master’s in Aerospace Engineering from Georgia Tech and a master’s in Spiritual Psychology from the University of Santa Monica. Her undergraduate degree is a bachelor’s in Aerospace from Middle Tennessee State University.

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She still owns her first turnkey rental properties and she is also a co-owner and the landlord of a local property to her in Venice Beach.

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HipsterInvestments.com
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Instagram & Twitter: @HipsterInvest or @aliboonedotcom

Finding Deals 8 min read

Sep 05, 2022Nov 06, 2023 Ali Boone

5 Things You Must to Do Before Investing in a Turnkey Property

No matter what real estate investing strategy you’re into, the most important thing about any deal should be conducting proper due diligence. While not every aspect of a deal can…

Investing For Beginners 7 min read

Aug 09, 2022Aug 08, 2023 Ali Boone

3 Critical Questions to Ask Yourself Before Buying An Investment Property

Investors often purchase an investment property without having a solid handle on exactly how or if it will be profitable. To be fair, none of us were given instruction manuals when…

Landlording & Property Management 5 min read

Jul 21, 2022Aug 07, 2023 Ali Boone

The #1 Thing You Should Do to Avoid High Tenant Turnover Costs

There are a lot of methods you might know to be obvious when trying to avoid high turnover costs with a rental property, such as proper tenant screenings and conducting…

BiggerPockets Daily 7 min read

Jul 12, 2022Feb 20, 2024 Ali Boone

Why Rental Properties Are Still a Good Investment When Interest Rates Rise

One of the most valuable tools rental property investors have in the U.S. is the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage. Surprisingly, this style of mortgage is very much an outlier compared to…

Real Estate Business Management 7 min read

Jun 21, 2022Feb 20, 2024 Ali Boone

5 Ways a Rental Property Makes Money and How to Optimze for Each

If you’re anything like me, you grew up believing rental properties were inherently profitable. Within that belief, you likely didn’t know how they made money, just that they did. Well,…

BRRRR Method 6 min read

Sep 21, 2021Mar 23, 2023 Ali Boone

How to Evaluate BRRRR Risks and Rewards

BRRRR is an excellent investment method for the right person, but there are risks. Here are the risks you need to be aware of before attempting the BRRRR method of…

BiggerPockets Daily 7 min read

Aug 10, 2021Aug 04, 2023 Ali Boone

How to Make Bigger Bucks in Real Estate Investing

As a landlord, you’re looking to make the most money you can from your real estate. Sure, increasing rent is one way. But here are more ways you can increase…

Investing For Beginners 6 min read

Jun 03, 2021Apr 17, 2023 Ali Boone

What Are The Biggest Risks In Buy-And-Hold Real Estate?

If you are brand new to real estate investing, it makes sense that you might not completely understand the specific risks in a way that allows for a bigger-picture view.…

Finding Deals 7 min read

Mar 17, 2021Mar 31, 2023 Ali Boone

The 2% Rule: Fact, Fiction, or Feasible?

Should real estate investors follow the 2% rule? We break down fact and fiction—and explain why it shouldn't drive your decisions.

Investing For Beginners 6 min read

Feb 16, 2020Mar 16, 2021 Ali Boone

4 Life-Changing Lessons My Real Estate Mentor Taught Me

Finding the right mentor can easily mean the difference between success and failure. Here's what one investor learned and would like to pass on so others don't repeat her mistakes.

Finding Deals 6 min read

Jan 02, 2020May 10, 2023 Ali Boone

Rental Property Numbers So Easy You Can Calculate Them on a Napkin (With Real-Life Example!)

You don't need a fancy spreadsheet or finance degree to get a good first analysis of a property. Here's how to evaluate potential real estate deals quickly and easily—with only…

Investing For Beginners 3 min read

Dec 09, 2019Mar 16, 2021 Ali Boone

What Would Warren Buffett Do? 12 Quotes for Smarter Investing

If you feel like you're losing motivation in your real estate investing career, it may be time to turn to the timeless wisdom of the legendary Warren Buffett. Look to…

Finding Deals 8 min read

Nov 26, 2019Aug 08, 2023 Ali Boone

The One Critical Question Investors Forget to Ask When Shopping for Rentals

Assuming an investor knows how to analyze the basic numbers and market fundamentals, there is still one thing that most investors forget to look into when they are considering purchasing…