Real Estate Rookie

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8 Ways to Use Your Home Equity to Buy a Rental Property in 2027

Saving for a down payment can take years for some, but if your home is worth more than you owe on it, you might already have the money to buy your first or next rental pr

Oct 28
39 min

Turning $12K in Rent Payments Into a $1.3M Real Estate Portfolio

What if you could buy your first property without perfect credit, big cash reserves, or a bank saying yes? Sometimes your first real estate deal is hiding in a building y

Oct 26
45 min

Ran the Numbers but Nothing Cash Flows? What to Do Next (Rookie Reply)

So you ran the numbers and the cash flow shows negative? You don’t have to give up on rentals. With a few smarter assumptions, the right strategy, or the right market, yo

Oct 23
23 min

How to Start Your Rental Portfolio in 2027 (No Experience, Little Money)

What would you do if you had to start your real estate portfolio over with little money and no experience? We’d do it a lot differently the second time around! Welcome b

Oct 21
33 min

Building a 6-Property Portfolio While Working a W-2 and Raising 6 Kids

Ever made a money decision you'd give anything to redo? You can't rewind the clock, but you can try again, even with a full-time job and a full house! Welcome back to th

Oct 19
33 min

How to Turn Your Equity Into Rentals with a HELOC or Cash-Out Refi (Rookie Reply)

Pulling equity out of your home to buy your next rental can feel like free money, but it isn't. Whether you use a HELOC or a cash-out refinance, if you don't run the numb

Oct 16
28 min

Long-Term Rentals: Everything You Need to Know Before You Self-Manage

Thinking about investing in long-term rentals? Finding the property is only half the battle. Getting it rent-ready, landing great tenants, and keeping everything running

Oct 14
37 min

He Doesn’t Own These Rentals (But They Helped Him Quit His Job)

Most rookies think you need dozens of rentals before you can walk away from your job. But what if the fastest way to replace your income didn’t require building a huge po

Oct 12
54 min

Cash Flow vs. Appreciation: What Matters Most in 2027 (Rookie Reply)

Should a rental property put cash in your pocket each month or build serious wealth over time? Cash flow versus appreciation is the oldest debate in real estate investing

Oct 9
25 min

The AI Tools That Save Real Estate Investors Time and Money (Weekly!)

Still using AI like a fancy search engine? Then you're leaving hours of your week, and a lot of money, on the table. Using the right AI tools in your real estate business

Oct 7
30 min

From Accidental Landlord to 40+ Apartment Units (While Working Full-Time)

Buying rentals one house at a time works, but what happens when you do the math and realize it'll take 20 years to change your life? That’s the exact wall today’s guest h

Oct 5
51 min

How Much Should a House Hack Make in 2027? (Rookie Reply)

Can the numbers on your house hack still work when your tenant's rent doesn't come close to covering the mortgage? And if it won't cash flow, how much should a house hack

Oct 2
21 min

How to Go From 1 to 10 Rentals with "The Stack" Method

The idea of building and scaling a rental portfolio can seem daunting to most rookies starting off. What if we told you there's a realistic, proven formula most rookies d

Sep 30
28 min

Seller Financing His First Rental When No Bank Would Lend

What happens when your first deal turns into the money pit you were afraid of? For a lot of rookies, that fear alone delays buying a rental property for years. But today'

Sep 28
50 min

You've Got a 100% Financing Deal. Do You Take It? (Rookie Reply)

Great deals are hard to find as a rookie, so when one lands in your lap, it can feel like you just struck gold. But how do you actually know if it's the real thing, or if

Sep 25
26 min

Multifamily vs. Single-Family Investing: Which Is Better for Beginners?

Every rookie investor arrives at the same fork in the road early on: single-family home or multifamily. Which one's actually the better option? The property type you choo

Sep 23
36 min

How to Turn One Condo Into a 17-Unit Rental Portfolio!

Getting into an expensive market can feel completely out of reach for a rookie. But today’s guest looked at the numbers and realized that if he worked this in his favor,

Sep 21
1 h 03 min

Don't Buy a House Hack Until You've Checked These Numbers (Rookie Reply)

Investing in your first house hack but not sure whether the deal makes sense in the long run? House hacking is the way most rookies get started in real estate, and we’re

Sep 18
22 min

8+ Ways to Find Your First or Next Rental Property in 2027

Finding real estate deals is a challenge for many rookies. Trying to tell the difference between a great deal and a property that is merely disguised as one is something

Sep 16
52 min

Two Rentals, $3,000 Each: The Guide to Closing with Close-to-Nothing

You don't have to live near your rental, or bring a huge check to closing, to build a real estate portfolio. Today’s guest closed both her deals with only $3,000 out of p

Sep 14
45 min

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What listeners say

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Thank you so much for the content and free learning! Your podcast keeps me inspired. I’m working on my first STR and it’s been one thing after another. I always feel reenergized to complete this project and get it listed after listening!

Elizzyk · Apr 2025

I started out watching/listening to your YouTube channel while I worked as a home hospice nurse. I’d drive between patients just listening and pondering my next move. Unfortunately, my wife did not share my vision of passive income through real estate. However, when the opportunity came for her to leave her W2 and for me to work 100% remotely from home I pounced on it. Using the knowledge I gained from your pod cast and You tube channel we kept our home and rented it out for Mid-terms through Airbnb. I chose this strategy to get my wife comfortable with the idea of renting out our property. During that time we rented a small apartment in another state, and the money from the rentals covered the mortgage, expenses of running an Airbnb, and most of our rent. We have now purchased our second home, and have pivoted from mid term rentals to long term rentals for the comfort of steady income (and reduced stress from potential long vacancies). The info I gathered from listening to your show was critical to enhancing our learning and understanding as we pivoted strategies, avoided pitfalls, and now seek our third home (which will likely be another SFH used for midterm rentals). Please keep the info flowing so I keep growing!

Bry4nt8474 · Nov 2024

I needed a place to start getting educated when I decided I wanted to get into real estate investing and I’m so glad I found this show. I have yet to buy my first property, but in the year I’ve been listening I’ve started working on the steps I’ll need to be “bankable.” I’ve nearly paid off all my debt, have squirreled away about $20k and have identified the market I would like to start in. Using their tools I’ve started running numbers to identify deals and am hoping to pull the trigger on my first multi-family in the next 12 months. These two are the real deal and cover SO many important topics. I made the conscious decision last year to start spending my “down time” listening to something educational (instead of true crime) and am so happy I found this show. Tony and Ashley are well versed in real estate while also being super relatable. I can’t wait to start my investing journey!

SonjainCDA · Jul 2024

Been listening to the BP rookie show since day one. Ashley and Tony are great at exploring the story of each guest. It’s one of the best podcast for beginners in REI.

KHoover85 · Jun 2024

—-editing my original review to add to it —- This podcast has become disappointing that there’s basically no rookies interviewed anymore. With show titles including how people made millions and whatnot, it’s unrealistic for most of us to relate to. Now it’s like the original podcast that just went off the deep end. Original: I listened to the original BP podcast for a few years and love it. I knew I could do real estate but felt like I didn’t know where to start. When I found the Rookie podcast I was so excited. It felt like y’all were more on my level and I’ve enjoyed hearing the stories of rookies getting started. I look forward to every new episode and I hope one day I can be a guest on your show!

AmyAndT · Aug 2024

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