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The Real Estate Rookie Implementation Guide: How to Restart Your Portfolio with Small Multifamily P…
This implementation guide is based on episode 555 of the Real Estate Rookie Podcast, where Ashley shared exactly how she would start building a real …
Screening Smarter: How Proactive Tenant Vetting Outperforms Reactive Evictions
Let’s be honest—we’ve all made at least one rookie mistake in real estate. For many landlords, that mistake starts with a rushed tenant placement. Ma…
How to Generate $7K Monthly Cash Flow with Out-of-State Properties
This implementation guide is based on episode 381 of the Real Estate Rookie Podcast featuring Bailey Kramer, who rapidly built a successful real esta…
How to Fund Your First Rental (Rental Property Loans 101) (Rookie Reply)
Welcome to another Rookie Reply, where Tony J Robinson and Ashley Kehr answer questions from the BiggerPockets Forums and Real Estate Rookie Facebook…
Fast-Tracking Financial Freedom (in Her 30s!) with JUST 5 Rentals
Five rental properties are all you need to change your life. This income alone could cover all your bills, allowing your entire paycheck to go toward…
How to Analyze a Rental Property (Fast, Easy, & Accurate!)
Struggling to tell a cash cow from a money pit? Is the thought of a critical misstep keeping you from deal analysis altogether? Not anymore! We’re go…
Seven Steps to Buying a Rental Property in Today’s Market
How do you buy a rental property in 2025 that actually performs—one that generates cash flow, mitigates market risk, and puts you on a sustainable pa…
How to Buy a Rental Property in 2025 (6 Beginner Steps)
In this episode, we’re explaining exactly how to buy a rental property in 2025 as a real estate investing beginner. You don’t need to be a landlord a…
How We Found and Funded Our First Rentals (Low Money!)
One messy, imperfect, low-cash-flow rental property could change your life forever, but maybe not in the way you’d think. No one retires off ONE prop…
$100K/Year Passive Income with Cheap, Small, Repeatable Rentals
This investor is making $100,000 per year with small, affordable, repeatable rental properties. He started investing years ago but recently bought an…
6 Rental Properties (in 2 Years!) While Working 9-5
Want to invest in real estate but fear you don’t have the time or energy? You DON’T need to quit your day job to build a cash-flowing real estate por…
The Best Rentals for Beginners (& How Much Money You’ll Need) (Rookie Reply)
Welcome to another Rookie Reply, where Ashley Kehr and Tony J Robinson answer questions from the BiggerPockets Forums and Real Estate Rookie Facebook…
Why Waiting for the “Perfect” Property is Costing You Wealth
Your idea of a “dream home” or “dream investment property” is stopping you from building wealth and taking steps toward financial freedom. Don’t beli…
You DON’T Need 20+ Rentals to Quit (I Did It With 6)
It doesn’t take long to replace your income through rental property investing. Just ask Miller McSwain, who quit his job two and a half years after b…
How to Buy 5 Rental Properties in Just 5 Years
You can buy five rentals in just five years, even with less than 5% down. Today, we’re teaching you three savvy strategies to quickly scale your real…
Is Your Property Management Company Putting Your Investments at Risk?
You did the hard work. You analyzed the deal, secured the financing, and handed the keys over to a professional property manager. Now, you finally ge…
Where to Buy Your First (or Next) Property in 2025
If you’re thinking about getting into real estate—or expanding your portfolio—2025 might be your year. And if you live in an expensive city, yo…
From Job Loss Risk to $6,000/Month Cash Flow & 10 Rentals in 2 Years
Are you tethered to your W2 job as your main (or only) source of income? What if it disappeared tomorrow? After a huge wake-up call, today’s guest re…
Tired of Renting? How to Save for Your First Property in ONE Year (or Less)
Many rookies assume they’re years away from buying rentals, but what if your first (or next) property is much closer (and easier) than you think? Tod…
How to Retire with Rentals in Just 10 Years (It’s Still Possible!)
Want to retire early? You don’t need millions of dollars in stocks, retirement accounts, or cash to do it. You might just need a handful of rental pr…