{"id":183467,"date":"2025-06-23T11:23:17","date_gmt":"2025-06-23T17:23:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/?p=183467"},"modified":"2025-06-23T11:23:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T17:23:19","slug":"8-real-estate-side-hustles-that-can-generate-100k-extra-or-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/8-real-estate-side-hustles-that-can-generate-100k-extra-or-more","title":{"rendered":"8 Real Estate Side Hustles That Can Earn an Extra $100K or More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

When the average person hears \u201cside hustle,\u201d they think of <\/span>average<\/span> gig work <\/span>like<\/span> driving <\/span>Ubers<\/span>.<\/span> But you\u2019re not average, and you can earn far more than the average gig work pays. Consider these real estate side hustles that can generate $100,000 or more in extra annual income <\/span>to potentially help you ditch your day job<\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Real Estate Photography<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Professional real estate photographers charge anywhere from $15<\/span>0-$<\/span>500 or more to shoot homes.<\/span> They can earn even more by including aerial drone shots or virtually staging the photos after shooting. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By doing even a few shoots a week, you could earn an extra $50,000-$100,000 each year. And if you also invest in real estate, the skills of professional home photography will help you sell or lease properties faster and at higher price points. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Flipping Mobile Homes<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When people think about flipping real estate, they immediately <\/span>jump to<\/span> flipping houses.<\/span> There\u2019s certainly been no shortage of TV shows about it.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

But<\/span> nobody\u2019s<\/span> shooting TV shows about flipping mobile homes, which is precisely what makes it so lucrative.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cFlipping mobile homes has become my favorite niche in real estate,\u201d Cody Dover, owner of <\/span>Little Rock Property Buyers<\/span><\/a>, tells BiggerPockets. \u201cThe entry cost is so much lower than traditional homes, and the margins are just as good, if not better. I\u2019ve bought mobile homes for as little as $10,000, put $5,000 into them, and resold them for $30,000 or more. It\u2019s a space where there\u2019s real demand but way less competition.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. Flipping Houses<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If flipping mobile homes is too unsexy for you, you can stick with the tried-and-true side hustle of <\/span>flipping houses<\/span><\/a>. Flippers can easily make $30,000-$100,000 on a single flip and do several in a year with the same working capital. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI started flipping and wholesaling houses in my early 20s just to make some extra money,\u201d my friend Austin Glanzer at <\/span>717HomeBuyers<\/span><\/a> told BiggerPockets. \u201cI didn\u2019t have a big budget or fancy tools\u2014just a willingness to knock on doors and make offers. The key is finding properties in any market that have good fundamentals and solving the seller\u2019s problem quickly. Even now that I\u2019m full-time, I tell people this is one of the best ways to build wealth if you\u2019re willing to put in the work.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact,<\/span> my co-investing club has partnered with house flippers to invest passively in flips. <\/span>As an investment club, we provided the funds, and the flippers then went <\/span>and flipped<\/span> as many houses as they could <\/span>with it,<\/span> over <\/span>an 18-month period<\/span>.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. Flipping Land<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The co-investing club has also invested <\/span>with land flipping<\/span> companies, <\/span>with<\/span> excellent results.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Like flipping mobile homes, flipping land isn\u2019t sexy. <\/span>This<\/span> is precisely why it generates such high returns. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, last year, we invested in a <\/span>land flipping<\/span> fund that pays out a 16% annualized distribution every quarter. They buy parcels for 30 to 60 cents on the dollar and split <\/span>it<\/span> into two to five buildable parcels to resell. Their average hold time is around four months. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A few months ago, we partnered with a land-flipping company with a different niche strategy. <\/span>They <\/span>buy<\/span> parcels, install a manufactured home on the lot, and then sell <\/span>retail<\/span> to first-time homebuyers.<\/span> In the market where they operate, they sell these homes for 50% of the average home price. That creates recession resilience, as there\u2019s always demand for affordable starter homes. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Real Estate Wholesaling<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

A famous real estate hustle, <\/span>wholesaling<\/span><\/a> involves putting a property under contract for a deep discount, then flipping the contract to another investor for a finder\u2019s fee. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

For example, say you find a distressed seller with a fixer-upper worth $200,000 as-is. You put it under contract for $160,000 and then offer the contract to a flipper for $170,000. You make a tidy $10,000 as the deal finder, and you never have to take out a loan or swing a hammer. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tyler Vinsand at <\/span>757 Property Solutions<\/span><\/a> started out wholesaling on the side of a full-time job. \u201cThe great thing about this side hustle is you don\u2019t need cash or credit to get started,\u201d he told BiggerPockets. \u201cYou\u2019re essentially connecting motivated sellers with investors and getting paid for solving their problems. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI was closing five-figure deals just by making phone calls and <\/span>driving for dollars<\/span><\/a> on weekends,\u201d Vinsand added. \u201cOnce I got consistent, it turned into a legitimate six-figure income stream.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It should <\/span>be noted<\/span>, however, that wholesaling has become a controversial practice, and some states have taken legislative action against it, so be sure to keep up with the laws in your state.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Owning Short-Term Rentals<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

By this point, everyone and their mother understands the short-term rental <\/span>Airbnb strategy<\/span><\/a>. Yet, in many markets, it remains far more lucrative than renting to long-term tenants. That proves especially true in markets with abundant tourism or with tenant-friendly laws that make landlording onerous and risky. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have a friend in tenant-friendly Baltimore who rents <\/span>short-term rentals<\/span><\/a>. He managed to get in before the hotel lobby threw enough money at the city government to get them to ban Airbnbs, with only the tiniest loopholes for exceptions. <\/span>Today, he earns thousands of dollars each month in net cash flow from just two properties, <\/span>partially<\/span> because he <\/span>has so<\/span> little competition.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In fact,<\/span> the featured deal we\u2019re vetting together at the co-investing club this month is a boutique hotel in a market that banned <\/span>Airbnbs<\/span>. The operator, similar to my friend in Baltimore, got grandfathered in for his existing portfolio in this area. And he\u2019s effectively cornering the market by buying the only commercially zoned hospitality property in a 30-mile radius. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

7. Managing Short-Term Rentals<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Of course, no one says you have to buy <\/span>in order to<\/span> earn money from short-term rentals. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

You could start a property management service specializing in short-term rentals. Because they require more labor, Airbnb managers can command significantly higher fees. Think 15% to 40% of the gross rental income, as opposed to 7% to 10%. <\/span>Most of that labor <\/span>you<\/span> can <\/span>outsource<\/span> to maids or marketing VAs <\/span>for minimal<\/span> hands-on labor yourself.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

8. Subleasing Flexible Office Space<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

It\u2019s been a <\/span>difficult<\/span> five years for traditional office buildings <\/span>trying<\/span> to lease tens of thousands of square feet at a time.<\/span> But<\/span> the rise of remote work has created <\/span>plenty of<\/span> demand for flexible office space and coworking.<\/span> I\u2019m literally writing these words from a coworking space in Lima, Peru. <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some entrepreneurs have taken the arbitrage model to heart for office space. \u201cI started by leasing a few private offices and renting them out individually,\u201d Tom Troccoli of <\/span>Regency Executive Suites<\/span><\/a> told BiggerPockets. \u201cWith the rise of remote work and small business startups, there\u2019s a real demand for short-term, professional space. Just a few rooms in the right area can easily generate $5,000 to $10,000 per month in recurring income if you offer flexibility and keep overhead low. It\u2019s one of the most underrated real estate plays out there.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

From Side Hustle to Financial Freedom<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

To this day, I work a side hustle as a freelance writer. It started when an unscrupulous web developer ran off with half of my seed capital for our co-investing club, and my partner and I ran out of money before it became profitable. <\/span>But<\/span> I discovered that I <\/span>enjoy<\/span> freelance writing, and continued doing it long after the club became profitable.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

That extra income freed me to take greater risks in both my business and in my investments. <\/span>Long before I became an expert on passive real estate investing<\/span>, <\/span>speaking on the podcast circuit, I experimented with my own money <\/span>in it<\/span>.<\/span> I made mistakes, some of which proved expensive. <\/span>Today, I organize an investment club with <\/span>almost<\/span> 350 members, which meets <\/span>every month<\/span> to vet passive investments together.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Your path will look different, of course. <\/span>But<\/span> building<\/span> side hustles can help you <\/span>reach<\/span> financial freedom<\/span><\/a> faster, not just from the extra income but also by helping you <\/span>build<\/span> high-value skills and potentially <\/span>quit your day job<\/span> to <\/span>go<\/span> full-time <\/span>as an entrepreneur<\/span>.<\/span> <\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

See you on the other side, my friend.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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