From 0 to 51 Units Despite Living in a Crazy Expensive Location with Nazz Wang

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How do you build up a sizable real estate portfolio when you live in one of the most expensive cities in America? That’s the topic we dive into today on the BiggerPockets Podcast with guest Nazz Wang. Nazz has gone from 0 to 51 units in the past several years, both local in California and across the country. You’ll learn how Nazz overcame a bad first investing experience to find her niche in “lazy real estate investing” and how you can do the same!

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In This Episode We Cover:

• Who is Nazz and how she’s been investing for 10 years now
• How she got started through house hacking
• How she acquired the mindset of a landlord back in college
• Nazz’s first property — and her first big mistake
• How neglecting the cash flow analysis ended up costing her
• The issues surrounding owning condo units
• How to discover and thrive in your niche
• How many units she currently has
• The problem with HOAs
• How she bought in the Midwest to maximize cash flow
• A discussion about property appreciation (are there any indicators?)
• Speculation vs. buying things you can afford to keep
• How Nazz educated herself in real estate
• Her experience investing as a woman
• How she finds, finances, and manages properties outside of her area
• How to establish a pipeline to make investing easier
• The benefits of the BRRRR strategy
• How to manage property managers
• And SO much more!

Links from the Show

• Turning “Weird” Properties Into Cash-Flowing Monsters with Johnny Youssef
• BRRRR Strategy
• Investing in Rental Properties When Your Local Area is Too Expensive With Mehran Kamari
• Building a $350 Million Real Estate Empire Using the 10X Rule with Grant Cardone
• 7 Ways to Find Incredible Real Estate Deals with Chad Carson

Books Mentioned in this Show

• Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
• Dune by Frank Herbert

Tweetable Topics:

• “I would never pay money to lose money.” (Tweet This!)

Connect with Nazz

• Nazz’ BiggerPockets Profile

Note By BiggerPockets: These are opinions written by the author and do not necessarily represent the opinions of BiggerPockets.