{"id":55776,"date":"2014-04-03T00:05:10","date_gmt":"2014-04-03T06:05:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/renewsblog\/?p=55776"},"modified":"2023-04-11T04:52:52","modified_gmt":"2023-04-11T10:52:52","slug":"2014-04-03-064-full-time-50-units-josh-sterling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/2014-04-03-064-full-time-50-units-josh-sterling","title":{"rendered":"50 Units in 5 Years while Working a Full Time Job with Josh Sterling"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The links to third-party products and services on this page are affiliate links, meaning that BiggerPockets may earn a commission (at no additional cost to you) if you click through and make a purchase.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Working a full time job while investing in real estate is not always easy &#8211; but as our guest today shows us: it&#8217;s totally possible. On today&#8217;s show we chat with <strong>Josh Sterling<\/strong>, a real estate investor who has built up a portfolio of fifty units (complete with rehabs and doing his own management) all while working a full time job.<\/p>\n<p>Discover the tricks, tactics, and systems that Josh has used, as well as an inside look at his creative finance methods to acquire these properties. \u00a0This show is definitely one that people will want to come back to time and time again!<\/p>\n<h2>Read the Transcript<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/bpp64-josh-sterling-podcast-transcript-fifty-units-five-years-full-time-job\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to read the transcript.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to The Show on iTunes<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/biggerpockets-podcast-real\/id594419649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to listen on iTunes.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to the Podcast Here<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm\/?e=BIGPOC3855104674\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>In This Show, We Cover:<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/BiggerPockets-Podcast-_-Real-Estate-Investing-and-Wealth-Building-9.42.11-AM1-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"BiggerPockets Podcast _ Real Estate Investing and Wealth Building 9.42.11 AM\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" title=\"\"><\/a><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Why doing things &#8220;the typical way&#8221; may not have been the right path<\/li>\n<li>Investing when the bank says &#8220;no.&#8221;<\/li>\n<li>How Josh used credit cards to buy his first few properties<\/li>\n<li>Portfolio lenders: the best technique for finding one<\/li>\n<li>Using a blanket loan to buy and sell real estate<\/li>\n<li>Using the 2% rule to screen for great properties<\/li>\n<li>How Josh managed his real estate business while having a full time job<span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"line-height: 1.5em;\">How Josh finds deals\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li>Using Homepath Mortgages for 10% down investment loans<\/li>\n<li>How Josh found his first apartment complex using Facebook!<\/li>\n<li>Dealing with tenants while working a full time job<\/li>\n<li>And so much more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00a0Links from the Show<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/bit.ly\/1s9DN0B\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPockets.com\/pro<\/a>\u00a0(New Video!)<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"BP Podcast 048: Duplex Investing, Finding Great Properties, and Tips for Managing Tenants with Darren Sager\" href=\"\/renewsblog\/2013\/12\/12\/bp-podcast-048-duplex-managing-tenants-darren-sager\/\" target=\"_blank\">BP Podcast 048: Duplex Investing, Finding Great Properties, and Tips for Managing Tenants with Darren Sager<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"BP Podcast 055: The Five Steps Needed to Get Any Lender to Say \u201cYes\u201d with Jimmy Moncrief\" href=\"\/renewsblog\/2014\/01\/30\/bp-podcast-055-jimmy-moncreif\/\" target=\"_blank\">BP Podcast 055: The Five Steps Needed to Get Any Lender to Say \u201cYes\u201d with Jimmy Moncrief<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/2-percent-rule\" target=\"_blank\">The 2% Rule<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"BP Podcast 061: How to Succeed in Multifamily Investing \u2013 A Unique Conversation with Josh, Brandon, and Ben\" href=\"\/renewsblog\/2014\/03\/13\/investing-multifamily-ben-leybovich\/\" target=\"_blank\">BP Podcast 061: How to Succeed in Multifamily Investing \u2013 A Unique Conversation with Josh, Brandon, and Ben<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"HomePath\" href=\"http:\/\/www.homepath.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">HomePath.com<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a title=\"BP Podcast 063: Automating Your Investing, Long Distance Rehabs and Spec Building with J Scott\" href=\"\/renewsblog\/2014\/03\/27\/automating-rehab-spec-j-scott\/\" target=\"_blank\">BP Podcast 063: Automating Your Investing, Long Distance Rehabs and Spec Building with J Scott<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jasonhartman.com\/podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jason Hartman Podcast<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/click-8537200-12733662\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Buildium Property Management Software<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tweetable Topics<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;If you can stand out, do extra work &#8211; you are going to get incredible results.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=%22If%20you%20can%20stand%20out%20%26%20do%20extra%20work%20you%20are%20going%20to%20get%20incredible%20results.%22%20@BiggerPockets%20Podcast%20064%20http:\/\/bit.ly\/1fvTGJj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Buy and Hold real estate is the best way to build wealth.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=%22Buy%20and%20hold%20%23RealEstateInvesting%20is%20the%20best%20way%20to%20build%20wealth.%22%20@BiggerPockets%20Podcast%20064%20http:\/\/bit.ly\/1fvTGJj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m much more of a &#8216;ready fire aim&#8217; kind of guy.&#8221;\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=%22I&#039;m%20much%20more%20of%20a%20&#039;ready-fire-aim&#039;%20kind%20of%20guy.%22%20@BiggerPockets%20Podcast%20064%20http:\/\/bit.ly\/1fvTGJj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Be proactive, not reactive, when looking for contractors.&#8221;\u00a0(<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=%22Be%20proactive,%20not%20reactive,%20when%20looking%20for%20contractors.%22%20%20@BiggerPockets%20Podcast%20064%20http:\/\/bit.ly\/1fvTGJj\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Books Mentioned in the Show<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Rich Dad, Poor Dad\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2a9oIeb\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Rich Dad, Poor Dad<\/a> by Robert Kiyosaki<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"The Snowball\" href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2a7mWXa\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life<\/a> by Alice Schroeder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Connect with Josh!<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Josh Sterling&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/users\/SResidential\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPockets Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The links to third-party products and services on this page are affiliate links, meaning that BiggerPockets may earn a commission (at no additional cost to you) if you click through [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":17340,"featured_media":119611,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4565],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-55776","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-biggerpockets-podcast"],"acf":[],"comment_count":0,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55776","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/17340"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=55776"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/55776\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/119611"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=55776"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=55776"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=55776"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}