Rental Arbitrage: When The Numbers Don’t Work
October 27, 2025 | 3.5 Minute Read Last week brought an interesting opportunity. A local investor contacted me—she’s relocating to Europe and asked if I could lease her short-term rental for $1,275 per month. This would be using the rental arbitrage strategy. The property is a fully renovated, nicely furnished three-bedroom, one-bath home. But first, […]
My Week of Chaos Running Short-Term Rentals
October 13, 2025 | 3 Minute Read The past week has been interesting, to say the least, for our short-term rentals. Right now, we’re operating eight properties—down from sixteen when we first started. Why the Reduction Simply put, some of the properties weren’t performing to our expectations. While they were still profitable, the returns didn’t […]
What Running Airbnbs for 3 Years Taught Me
September 8, 2025 | 3 Minute Read After three years of running multiple short term rentals, I’ve learned a lot. This business isn’t as passive as many people make it out to be—but it can be extremely rewarding if you learn to adapt, systematize, and stay disciplined. I’ve learned along the way of owning and […]
Wholesalers: Stop Using the Same Script on Investors
September 1, 2025 | 2 Minute Read Every single week, without fail, I get emails, texts, and calls from wholesalers across the country wanting to buy my properties. I respect the hustle—leveraging technology to reach homeowners is smart. But here’s the problem: I’m not your typical “homeowner.” I’m an investor. And that distinction matters. Why? […]
Beware the Cash on Cash Return Formula
August 25, 2025 | 2 Minute Read One of our core real estate strategies is balancing long-term rentals with short-term rentals. This mix diversifies our portfolio and has significantly increased our monthly net profits over the past several years. But I don’t stop there—I’m always exploring new ways to boost cash flow. Recently, I started […]
How I Keep My Airbnb’s Booked During the Slow Season
August 18, 2025 | 3 Minute Read When we launched our first Airbnb in Birmingham, Alabama back in early 2022, I had a realization: Birmingham isn’t a vacation market—it’s a necessity market. What do I mean by that? Travelers don’t come here to sip piña coladas on the beach. They come because they need to—for […]
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 […]
REI.SCHOOL Celebrates One Year
March 31, 2025 | 1.5 Minute Read April 1, 2025, marks the one-year anniversary of launching REI.School. Over the past year, I’ve published more than 150 real estate articles, coached investors at various stages of their careers through one-on-one sessions, and expanded the REI.School Store to offer crucial documents—including calculators, assignment and purchase agreements, legal […]
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 […]
You Need Multiple Streams of REI Income
March 24, 2025 | 3 Minute Read When I first started investing in real estate back in 2002, my sole strategy was wholesaling. It had a low barrier to entry with minimal costs, making it an easy way to get started. And it worked—until 2008. When the market crashed, buyers disappeared, and most wholesalers quickly […]