Rental property investing is a great way to make cash flow, or so it seemed in the pre-2022 world. Interest rates are rising, home prices have skyrocketed, and rent can’t keep pace with this market. Brian Davila saw this in his portfolio and knew he needed to do something about it. Buying “traditional” rental properties wasn’t going to cut it, especially when the monthly cash flow was a measly few hundred dollars. How many houses would it take to grant him a life of financial freedom?
To most people, Brian Davila looks spoiled for choice. He’s a young guy, doing forty or so flips per year, bringing in big active and passive income checks. If you think that Brian can’t relate to the average investor, you’re wrong. Brain immigrated to the United States at just six years old, dropped out of high school in the ninth grade, and had his first child at nineteen. He was working at Las Vegas day clubs making ten dollars an hour before he decided to become a real estate agent.
After cold calling hundreds of sellers a week, Brian was able to grow his clientele and eventually become a top agent. The only problem? He had no time for his family. He made the switch to start flipping and buying long-term rentals but had to pivot once again to a different strategy that would make him more cash flow even as home prices rise. Brian knows what it takes to become very successful in real estate in a short amount of time, and if Brian can do it, anyone can.
David:
This is the BiggerPockets’ podcast show 638.
Brian:
Something people don’t talk about is, as you start to make more money, you start understanding that your time is more valuable. So I’m like, “Okay, I’m spending all this time on this rental, that’s pretty much making me nothing.” I get the appreciation, but there’s no cash flow at all. There’s no money being made. But with short term rental, I can get the appreciation, I could get the cash flow, I could get all the same benefits, but more. So,…