Start at 45, Retire at 55: The Late Starter's Rental Playbook
Episode Date: July 10, 2026If you’re in your 40s, or even 50s, and think it’s too late to build a comfortable retirement, think again. We’ve done the math, we’ve crunched the nu...
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1331 episodes transcribedIf you’re in your 40s, or even 50s, and think it’s too late to build a comfortable retirement, think again. We’ve done the math, we’ve crunched the nu...
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One day, Remington Lyman was brought into his boss's office, told that he did above-and-beyond at his job, and was handed a 2% raise with a smile. All...
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In just six years, this single mom of three became a self-made multimillionaire with rental properties. She didn’t start with a ton of cash; she worke...
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Is buying rental properties still worth it in 2026? There’s no denying that rising interest rates, sluggish rent growth, and other factors have tak...
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Anyone can flip a house after hearing this episode. If you’ve got around 30 minutes and want to make a faster return on your money than rental propert...
In the early 2010s, Joseph Moore was a history professor earning $60,000/year with no real estate investing experience. Now, he’s a real estate millio...
You don’t need a big, expensive, stressful rental property portfolio to retire on your terms. Today’s guest was able to leave her W-2 job in her late...
Buying just one rental every two years can make you financially free—and by a lot. So many real estate investing influencers constantly talk about...
This is arguably the best real estate investing loan on the market today. It funds the purchase, renovation, closing costs, and up to six months of mo...
Before building an entire real estate portfolio, Matthew Garland was laid off from the TSA. He went from searching for contraband in your suitcase to...
There are six “green flags” most real estate investors completely miss, but can make them serious wealth. Any of these six will allow you to buy an un...
If you’re about to buy your first rental property, or are buying another, hear this. In today’s market, investors are growing more nervous before m...