What if you knew you could be fresh out of college and already owning property? Why wait for a “stable career” to start building wealth when you can dive into real estate investing, whether that be in or out-of-state? Would you start looking into investing earlier if you knew it was without age limitation?
Today’s guest Karina Mejia, a 24-year-old investor, goes over her house hacking journey that helped her go from a server to a landlord. From managing tenants to investing in out-of-state properties, Karina walks through the mindset of investing from a very early age, without the emotional support of those around her.
We touch on topics like house hacking, the BRRRR strategy, investing with a romantic partner, out-of-state investing, and financing your first deal. If you’re a first-time investor or college student, this episode is perfect for you.
Ashley:
This is Real Estate Rookie episode 133.
Karina:
Shortly after, I realized that the nine-to-five wasn’t really for me. I just remember looking around the room and there was nobody I wanted to be like. And that was a huge red flag for me. So I just I had to do real estate full time.
Ashley:
I’m Ashley Kehr. And I’m here with my co-host, Tony Robinson. And guys, guess what? We survived a Las Vegas pool party together. I’m back in Buffalo. Tony’s back in California. We made it.
Tony Robinson:
But it was so much fun. We had a great time in Vegas. We had some personal fun and we did some business stuff. We recorded a couple podcast episodes we were out there. So all in all, it was a good trip. And Ashley and I have already decided to make this like, at least a quarterly thing where we get out and we meet some of the guests in-person and do some recording face to face.
Ashley:
Yeah. Rookie Road Trip, we’ve coined it.
Tony Robinson:
Yeah. I don’t think we’ve told the BiggerPockets team that yet though. So this might be news to them.
Ashley:
Our producer is listening right now. So we’ll have to hear…