5 Paid-Off Rentals vs. 15 with Mortgages: The Math Will Change How You Invest
5 paid-off rentals vs. 15 rentals with mortgages. We get this question a lot: Should I pay off my rental properties or use the cash flow to keep scaling? Many…
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If You’re Worried About Money, Hear This w/How to Money
Most Americans are worried about money. Paying the bills, having enough for retirement, and being able to afford emergency expenses. And, like many of us, you may have grown up…
6 Years Ago, He Bought His First Rental: Now He’s Doing 24 Deals a Year
Brett Hundley doesn’t want an employer or a nine-to-five job. Ever. At just 32 years old, he has already retired from one career and is now chasing the freedom and…
How to Fail at Real Estate Investing in 2026
If you want to generate passive income with rental properties, reach financial freedom, and make the most money with the least stress, do not do any of these six things.…
He Bought 50 Rentals, Then Stopped to Do This (Makes $5,000/Month Per Deal)
Struggling to find cash flow these days? You’re not the only one. Today’s guest built a portfolio of 50 rental properties before margins started getting thin, but one giant pivot…
He Bought His First Rental at 20. Now at 29, He Cash Flows $20K/Month
At 20 years old, Jefferson Simmons was kicked out of his frat house. The entire property was getting remodeled, so he and 47 other college kids needed a place to…
The Worst Real Estate Investing Advice I’ve Ever Heard
This is the worst real estate investing advice I’ve ever heard—and I KEEP hearing it. If you go on to any “real estate investing” TikTok page, they say the same…
Michael Zuber: Why the Average American Won’t Make It Without Rentals
By buying just One Rental at a Time, Michael Zuber was able to replace his entire W-2 income, scale from one rental to four, then to over 80 rental units,…
30 Rentals in 5 Years with Small, Affordable Multifamily Properties
In 2021, Jesse Walters bought his first rental unit. Now, in 2026, he’s got a portfolio of around 30 rentals composed of small, affordable (mostly) multifamily properties that he’s getting…
The War Has Changed the Housing Market | April 2026 Update
The Iran War is already changing the housing market. Home sales have slowed, mortgage rates jumped back up, a reversal in crucial housing affordability is well underway—and we’re not done…
Ken McElroy: 2008 Prices Return for These Properties
This is not 2008 all over again…but the discounts are looking similar. A “slow unwinding” is beginning. Ken McElroy, a multi-decade real estate investor, owner of 10,000 rental units, and…
19 Units in 6 Years by Buying Small, Overlooked, $100K Rentals
After having her second daughter, high school math teacher Christle Stezskal had a choice to make—keep working for little pay and give up the time she had with her young…
What Happened to Real Estate Investing?
What happened to real estate investing? From 2010 until 2022 everyone wanted to buy real estate. Fortunes were being made, cash flow was plentiful in many markets, and real estate…
