My Strategy to Get Higher Rents with Section 8
January 26, 2026 | 3.5 Minute Read Last week, I spoke with a fellow investor who was considering selling two of his long-term Section 8 rentals. I know these properties well—I sold them to him about five years ago. The good news? The properties have performed exactly as intended. Same tenants since purchase. Minimal maintenance […]
Two Section 8 Rentals → Airbnb’s = $95,000
January 5, 2026 | 3 Minute Read As many of you know, we’ve been operating short-term rentals (Airbnb) since April 2022. At our peak, we scaled to 18 properties. Today, we operate eight, with a ninth set to launch hopefully later this week. The reasons we cut our portfolio in half deserve their own article, […]
Lower Rent Isn’t Always Better
December 1, 2025 | 2 Minute Read I recently saw a social media video from a well-known real estate investor suggesting that landlords should lower rent by 10% rather than risk having a vacant property. While this advice comes from a highly successful investor and educator, the reality is that the “right” strategy depends on […]
Should You Hire A Property Manager or Self-Manage
November 10, 2025 | 3.5 Minute Read We often sell turnkey properties to other investors. But what exactly does that mean? A turnkey property is a fully renovated, cash-flowing, tenant-occupied home that’s already stabilized—allowing the buyer to start earning income immediately. In fact, we’re selling two turnkey properties this Friday to an investor from California. […]
How I Influence Appraisers Without Breaking Rules
October 20, 2025 | 2 Minute Read Through REI Brokers (www.reibrokers.com), I help investors secure bridge loans and refinance their rental properties. The biggest value I bring is that I’m an investor just like them—we speak the same language and face the same day-to-day challenges (shameless plus). On a current refinance with my fellow investor […]
How I Saved $11,000 on a Wholesale Deal
June 30, 2025 | 2.5 Minute Read While we actively market to find our own off-market deals, we still buy properties from wholesalers and subscribe to all their email blasts. In early May, one wholesaler sent us a 3 bed / 2 bath property. His asking price was $70,000. After reviewing comps, inspecting the property, […]
We Are Shifting Our Short Term Rental Strategy
March 25, 2025 | 3 Minute Read When we launched our first short-term rental (STR) in early 2022, we were excited by the potential for higher income. Our thought was simple: why not convert several of our long-term rental properties into STRs? As long as we could net at least $200 per month—similar to what […]
Why We Reject Some Section 8 Tenants
March 25, 2025 | 3 Minute Read Investing in rental properties with Section 8 tenants can provide stable, government-backed income. Many landlords are drawn to the promise of guaranteed rent payments—especially when the tenant’s voucher covers 100% of the rent. But here’s the truth: just because rent is guaranteed doesn’t mean every Section 8 applicant […]
My Section 8 Secret for Maximum Rents
April 7, 2025 | 2 Minute Read Section 8 has added significant stability and consistent income across our entire SFR portfolio. Most importantly is the strategies we implement to exponentially increase our rents each year. The secret sauce is in how you negotiate the max rent with Section 8. Let me show you how I […]
I Made $100K This Month. How’d You Do?
March 24, 2025 | 1.5 Minute Read March turned out to be a solid month. While in Dallas for a conference, we sold one of our turnkey properties. Now, I’ll be honest—I hesitated to sell this one. It was pulling in a 16% net cap rate, which is nothing to sneeze at. So why let […]