Bigger Pockets-193: Finding and Managing Rental Properties While Working Full-Time with Steve Garner

193: Finding and Managing Rental Properties While Working Full-Time with Steve Garner | Bigger Pockets Podcast

Everyone knows rental properties can be a great way to build wealth and cash flow. Yet so few people ever take the steps needed to build their portfolio. That’s why we’re excited for you to listen to this week’s episode of The BiggerPockets Podcast! On this show, we sit down with Steve Garner, a North Carolina investor who currently is building and managing a rental portfolio while working a full-time job he loves. You’ll learn several creative methods for finding deals that have worked great for Steve, as well as some of his clever tricks for managing tenants with minimal work!
In This Episode We Cover:

How Steve got started in real estate

How to build courage to get started investing

Details on his first deal

Why Brandon and Steve love tenant-proofing their properties

What “REO” means

What REIA is

How he landed his second property using Homepath

Tips for looking at cash on cash return

How many deals has Steve done so far

How he finds deals

How he handles CapEx

How to puts money aside for CapEx

Steve’s 10-unit townhomes

How he finances his properties

Thoughts on managing properties

Why he’s very particular when a tenant’s about to leave

What his full-time job is

The importance of screening and having standards for tenants

And SO much more!

Links from the Show

Denver Startup Week

BiggerPockets Jobs

Carlton Sheets Cassettes

BiggerPockets Webinar

BiggerPockets Events

BP Podcast 004: Commercial Real Estate Investing With Frank Gallinelli

BP Podcast 186: How to Get Your First Few Properties — Even in a Competitive Market with Dave Meyer

BiggerPockets Forums

Books Mentioned in this Show

The Book on Investing with No or Low Money Down by Brandon Turner

The Book on Rental Property Investing and The Book on Managing Rental by Brandon Turner and Heather Turner

The Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Keller

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

Landlording on Auto-Pilot by Mike Butler

The Success Journey by John C. Maxwell

The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason

How to Win Friends & Influence People by Dale Carnegie

Tweetable Topics:

“I am a long-term buy and hold investor so I try to rent-proof my properties.” (Tweet This!)

“The time to get credit is when you don’t need it.” (Tweet This!)

“There’s so many good tenants out there that you want to make sure you find that good tenant.” (Tweet This!)

“Beyond being a continual learner is taking action.” (Tweet This!)

Connect with Steve
Steve’s BiggerPockets Profile


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