Apr 17

The War Has Changed the Housing Market | April 2026 Update

The Iran War is already changing the housing market. Home sales have slowed, mortgage rates jumped back up, a reversal in crucial housing affordability is well underway—and we’re not done yet. Oil prices are causing interest rates to fly upward, and guess what? Gas prices might n ... Show More

36m 46s

Apr 15

Ken McElroy: 2008 Prices Return for These Properties

This is not 2008 all over again…but the discounts are looking similar. A “slow unwinding” is beginning. Ken McElroy, a multi-decade real estate investor, owner of 10,000 rental units, and one of the biggest names in real estate, is seeing discounts…big discounts. Certain investme ... Show More

45m 26s

Apr 13

19 Units in 6 Years by Buying Small, Overlooked, $100K Rentals

After having her second daughter, high school math teacher Christle Stezskal had a choice to make—keep working for little pay and give up the time she had with her young children, or find another way to help provide for them. Her husband had just finished the personal finance cla ... Show More

36m 43s

Aug 2023

317: 7 Deals in 2 Years with HUGE Cash Flow: How to Grow Your Real Estate FAST w/Mackenzie Brogdon

Growing a real estate business with multiple rentals and HUGE cash flow…in just two years!? How do you get so many deals done in such little time? Simply by putting one foot in front of the other, today’s guest was able to create a sizable portfolio in no time—allowing her husban ... Show More

50m 30s

May 2024

412: Stay-at-Home Mom to “Accidental” Investor with a $600K/Year Business w/Terri-Leigh Huleis

Want to invest but fear you don’t have enough money to get started? Building a profitable real estate business could be the answer. This strategy allowed today’s guest to not only scale her portfolio but also develop skills to level up her own rental properties AND bring in $600, ... Show More

42m 58s

Jun 2024

414: Financial Independence at 29 by Quitting Rentals to Invest in THIS w/Dillon Leonard

Do you dream of building a real estate empire and reaching financial independence but stop short due to the “tenants and toilets” problem? The irony wasn't lost on twenty-nine-year-old Dillon Leonard when a renter accidentally burned the roof off one of his properties. This incid ... Show More

43m 25s

May 2023

407: 8 Rentals in 8 Years and Unlocking MASSIVE Tax Breaks with One Career Move

Think it might be too late for you to enjoy the spoils of real estate investing? Well, you’d be wrong! Regardless of age, background, or financial circumstances, it’s never too late to switch careers and become a real estate investor. Just ask today’s guest! In this edition of th ... Show More

58m 23s

Jan 2024

355: $25K/Month from ONE Property Thanks to a $180K Discount & Creative Finance w/Dayna Hicks

Can’t fund your next rental property? Never let a little money get in the way of a great deal! When today’s guest didn’t have the cash to buy the property of her dreams, she negotiated a MASSIVE discount and used creative financing to get it across the finish line. Welcome back t ... Show More

52m 54s

Apr 2023

277: Leaks, Surprise Rehabs, and the Reality of Buying Your First Rental Property w/Sara Plaisted

You don’t need to look very far to find a real estate success story, but it’s not every day that you hear from someone who is currently in the trenches of their very first real estate investment. The truth is that there are all types of hurdles to overcome during an investing jou ... Show More

48m 17s

Oct 2021

237: $700k Net Worth in 4 Years Thanks to “Super Assets”

It didn’t take Addison Freeman long to realize what worked in school, wouldn’t work in real life. Those who got good grades and followed the standard playbook weren’t rewarded as plentifully on the investing front as they were in the classroom. When Addison realized it would take ... Show More

51m 43s

Jul 2020

18: Starting at Age 45 With a "1% Rule" Property (in New Jersey!) With Tricia Baxter

She read Rich Dad Poor Dad, got angry at herself for not having built multiple income streams... and decided to do something about it! Tricia Baxter is a real estate rookie who got in the game in her mid-40s. In this episode, she shares how she built a healthy portfolio of small ... Show More

55m 16s

Aug 2023

313: The REAL Side of Real Estate: When Rehabs and Rentals Go Wrong w/Tyrin Tyson

No real estate investing journey is ever sunshine and rainbows, but some are certainly more difficult than others. Many rookie investors are either so fearful of making a mistake that they experience “analysis paralysis” or are so eager to own property that they rush into several ... Show More

1h 5m

Sep 2023

323: 10 Real Estate Deals in 18 Months After Losing 80% of His Income w/Matt Ramirez

Completing ten real estate deals in only eighteen months might seem ambitious for a rookie investor, but today’s guest had no choice after experiencing a MAJOR loss of income. In this episode of the Real Estate Rookie podcast, we’re chatting with fitness mentor, professional stun ... Show More

55m 10s

587: Full-Time Flipping (Out-of-State!) ...