#HouseHacking

Feb 13, 2019

37: Guaranteeing Your Own Financial Future with Lauren Clugston

How do you guarantee your own financial future rather than depend on outside factors? Lauren Clugston is a New Jersey-based investor who, along with her husband, is planning for retirement early. They are following a proven method of buying rental properties for less than market rate, fixing them up and holding them for the long-term. We go into a lot of depth on their first deal, a duplex, which they bought out of foreclosure and put in all their own labor to now live in it

Feb 6, 2019

36: House Hacking to Development by 26 with Ciro Affronti

Ciro Affronti owns 12 units today and has one of the most creative development stories we've ever heard. He started by house hacking and has continued to house hack but is also exceptionally talented at finding creating his own deals by finding ways to add value to unique properties. We walk through a development project that was recently completed where Ciro and his father purchased a 3 unit property, then developed 3 more apartments on the same peice of land (where the pool

Jan 9, 2019

32: House Hacking Million Dollar Homes with Lucas Hall

Lucas Hall got into real estate to impress a girl. And it worked out really well! (He also ended up marrying her) Lucas is a Denver-based investor who owns property around the country, including a couple million dollar row homes in Washington DC, which he started by house hacking by the bedroom. He has since moved out of that house hack, but still rents by the bedroom instead of renting to one family. We talk about some great advice for how to market the property, how to set

Dec 26, 2018

30: The Trifecta of Big Real Estate Investments with Jason Lewis

Jason Lewis has done almost every type of real estate you can think of and we dig into as much as we can in the hour that we spent with him. We talked about his belief that house hacking is the single best way to get into real estate investing and why Jason believes you should never stop house hacking. We also talk about some unique projects he has taken on, including the conversion of a horse barn into self-storage and some "vacation hacking" at Lake of the Ozarks. Along wit

Oct 16, 2018

20: Ultimate House Hacking Guide for Millennial Real Estate Investors

We couldn't just let show 20 pass without doing something special to celebrate. So we decided to cover one of the most popular wealth building strategies that our guests have consistently talked about. This week we dig deep into "house hacking" and what makes this strategy so powerful for young investors We cover: What is "house hacking" What types of properties can be hacked: room hacking (renting out rooms) vs house hacking (renting out additional units in a 2-4 unit proper

Aug 29, 2018

13: Wholesaling the Right Way and Doing Dozens of Deals a Year with Kyle Doney

What does it look like to find and profit from dozens of deals a year? Kyle Doney joins us to share some of his secrets behind the success he has created wholesaling, whole-tailing and flipping in Colorado. We talk about what lead him to this path that so many investors often find to be the hardest part of investing and how he is able to conistently find deals, even in a competitive market. Kyle is one of the most accomplished wholesalers in the Denver area and we're excited

Aug 22, 2018

12: Flips, Pop-tops and Creating Your Own Deals with Nate Boyer

How is it possible to invest in a super competitive, high priced market? Sometimes it just takes using your unique strengths to create your own deals. Nate Boyer walks us through his investing journey since buying his first house at 20 that has allowed him to live life on his own terms. Aside from owning a few rental properties in California, Nate also runs NCB Construction that he uses for his own investments and a few clients. He now focuses on opportunities where he can po

Aug 15, 2018

11: Retiring Early to Adventure Along at 29 Years Old with Joe Olson

Joe Olson was able to retire in 5 years to adventure around the world. He shares his secrets of how he and his wife were able to build a real estate portfolio that supports their lifestyle in such a short amount of time. We talk through the methodical steps they took and the amount of work that they put in over those couple years that allowed their portfolio to build and their net worth to exceed $1 million. We also dive into finding your reason for investing and using real e

Aug 8, 2018

10: 28 Units In 5 Years To Create A 6 Figure Income With Jeremy Chaudet

Jeremy Chaudet is a Philadelphia-based investor who has built an impressive portfolio of 28 units over 19 properties in only 5 years of investing. After starting out with a goal of eliminating his own rent by renting rooms to friends, Jeremy continued to acquire properties by using the BRRRR (Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat) method and re-investing his increasing cash flow into each new property. Jeremy walks us through how this process made it easier to grow with each pr

Aug 1, 2018

9: House Hacking Two Deals in 2 Years to Snowball Wealth Building with Craig Curelop

Craig Curelop is an investor, financial analyst at BiggerPockets and house hacking aficionado from Denver who has bought 2 deals in his first 2 years of investing by renting out spare bedrooms. We talk about how this strategy creates a snowball effect for building wealth by allowing an increasing amount of money to go into investments with each deal. We also cover specifics around how to find the right loan, how to find a profitable property and how to deal with being the lan

Jul 25, 2018

8: Boarding Houses, Dealing With Contractors and Building Wealth with Briana Nasman

Briana Nasman has only been investing in real estate for a few short years and is already well on her way to financial freedom through a creative strategy that would scare most people away: boarding houses. Briana tells her story of how she started in real estate by house hacking her first condo, getting her real estate license, working with other investors and finally focusing in on an extremely profitable niche with little competition. Briana walks us through the pros and c

Jun 27, 2018

4: Acquiring Rentals With Low Income And Other Financial Tips

Joel Larsgaard has been investing since he was 24 and has built a small portfolio of rental properties that makes a big difference in his bottom line. Joel also runs the Pour Not Poor podcast where he and co-host Matt discuss living a rich life in the areas that matter to them while finding all kinds of creative ways to save money. Joel tells his story about how he was able to save enough money to buy his first investment property while working a job that paid $24,000 a year