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Dec 2024
20m 52s

How She Made $600K By House Hacking With...

Rental Income Podcast
About this episode
Athena's mentor shared a straightforward strategy for building wealth.

His advice was to buy a house and rent out rooms. After two years, buy a new property while keeping the old property, and do it again.

Athena wasn't earning much money when she bought her first property, but she followed his advice.

Ten years later, she has bought several properties and gained over $600,000 in equity.

On this episode, Athena walks us through her journey and shares how she built her portfolio with small down payments and letting her investments appreciate over time.

https://rentalincomepodcast.com/episode499

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