Living Off Rentals

Joining us on this special fifth-anniversary episode of Living Off Rentals is an attorney with over 15 years of experience helping high-net-worth individuals protect their assets and grow their wealth.  Glenn Truitt is the co-founder of Private Wealth Law, where he focuses on everything from Mergers and Acquisitions to Corporate Governance and Asset Protection.  Born in the suburbs of Chicago and...

For the third time, we've got Buddy Rushing coming back for today's episode of Living Off Rentals.  He is the co-owner, president, and CEO of White Feather Investments, a company whose mission is to educate and empower military members to achieve financial freedom through real estate investing. Buddy is a Marine Corps veteran whose passion is to help fellow military personnel, and their families g...

Joining us in today's episode of Living Off Rentals is someone who has served as a Black Hawk Helicopter Pilot in the US Army for seven years.  While flying in the Army Beau Webb discovered seller financing, and was able to utilize this strategy to build a portfolio of rental properties. Because of his real estate investments, he was able to leave the military just this past year and not have to w...

In this episode of Living Off Rentals, we interviewed Stephanie Figueros. Before her real estate journey, she was once a registered nurse.  Now, she has a unique story and expertise owning short-term rentals, flipping properties, partnering with other investors, and utilizing virtual assistants to run her business.  In addition, she also has a platform to help other people hire VAs as well. Listen...

Joining us in this episode of Living Off Rentals is someone who utilized long term rentals as a way to exit his 9-5 job and live a life of freedom. Michael Zuber is the author of 'One Rental at a Time,' and aims to help people start their real estate investing journey by simplifying the process. In this episode, Michael shares his journey from working full-time, to buying his first rental property...

In this episode of Living Off Rentals, we are joined by someone who started as a struggling immigrant with $20, a bag of clothes, and no knowledge of English. Larisa Olteanu is now a CEO investor and a philanthropist.  She is the CEO and Founder of Unshakable Wealth and the author of Destined for Wealth, a Wall Street Journal best-seller.  Listen as she shares her journey from the humble streets o...

In this episode of Living Off Rentals, we have a guest who grew from zero properties to over 200 long term and short-term rentals. William Powers and his daughter Shannon, share how they work together in the family business. William started the business with very humble goals, and shares some of the key things he did that allowed him to scale it to an extremely profitable company. Learn about the...

In this episode, Kirby interviewed Andrew Keel about an investing strategy that usually doesn't get enough attention, but can be an awesome path to high cash flow and financial freedom - manufactured home investing. Andrew Keel is the host of the podcast "Passive Mobile Home Park Investing."  He is included in the Top 100 owners of manufactured homes with over 3,000 units under management across 1...

In this episode of Living Off Rentals, we are joined by a West Point graduate and former Special Operations Green Beret Officer.  Quinn McArthur got involved in real estate investing after leaving the Army. He became an expert in an interesting niche which can be extremely profitable and lower risk… land investing.  Quinn buys and sells land, and lends on land deals other investors are doing. This...

In this episode of Living Off Rentals, we are joined by a legal expert who specializes in the real estate space.  Bishoy Habib has 12 years of legal experience as a lawyer. He is also the founder of Levacy Legal and owns a real estate brokerage as well.  He talks about his experiences and how he helps clients in real estate, business law, and estate planning.  Get to know the answers to common leg...

Joining us in this episode of Living Off Rentals is someone who manages over 300 million dollars in assets and has 10+ years of experience in real estate.  Andrew McNair is the host of a weekly radio show called "What Your Money Would Say." He is also the host of the podcast, "Rich, Young, and Powerful."  He appeared as a financial commentator in the Wall Street Journal, Forbes, and Fox Business a...

Section 8 can be an extremely profitable investing strategy, but there are also quite a few pitfalls investors need to be aware of. On this episode of Living Off Rentals we feature the founder of a company called Section 8 Done Right. Mike Curadossi is a real estate investor who is an expert in Section 8 rentals. He has built a portfolio of 72 Section 8 rentals in the past 11 years and generates o...

Joining us in this episode of Living Off Rentals is a data-driven interior designer who specializes in transforming vacation rentals into profit powerhouses. Erica Dike is a real estate investor who owns short-term rentals and also manages short-term rentals for others. She combines her background in both business analysis and design to create a proven formula that maximizes ROI through strategic...

Joining us for today's episode of Living Off Rentals is someone who has been in digital marketing for over ten years, but with the heart of a real estate investor. Alvaro Berrios wanted to work in the real estate space straight out of college, but when he graduated in 2010, the housing market was terrible. After working in the digital marketing space since college, he decided to take the plunge la...

Joining us in this episode is someone who has been a real estate investor for two decades, and is an expert in dealing with house "squatters," which is an issue that has become prevalent in recent years. George McCleary is a Squatter and Title Theft Expert who posted a video called "I Stole a House," which exposes how effortless it can be to have a house "stolen" or taken over by squatters.  This...

In this episode of Living Off Rentals, we interviewed Dustin Heiner. He is a real estate investor, author, and coach who helps people reach financial freedom through creating streams of passive income. Dustin started investing in 2006, and went from working full time for the government, to replacing his income with turn key rental properties a few years later.  He currently hosts the podcasts "Mas...

Joining us on this episode of Living Off Rentals is someone who went from being a home inspector to an incredibly successful home investor. He currently owns over 85 doors worth of investment property. Tommy went from no investing experience to consistently doing 15 to 20 deals a month in a relatively short period of time.  His market is in Columbus, Ohio, and he has been featured in Business Insi...

Joining us on this episode of Living Off Rentals is someone who went from the military to millionaire through real estate investing. David Pere is a Marine Corps veteran of 13 years who runs an awesome community called "From Military to Millionaire." He is an entrepreneur who went from a negative net worth in 2015 to a seven-figure net worth when he left active-duty service in 2021. In this episod...

Joining us on this episode of Living Off Rentals is someone who has been a real estate investor for two decades.  Mark Ainley is the founder of GC Realty & Development, one of the most successful property management companies in Chicago. He is also the host of the Straight Up Chicago Investor podcast. Listen as he discusses how he built his company, focusing on property management–one of the most...

On this episode of Living Off Rentals, we talked with Jay Johnson and his son Kent Johnson, a professional ice hockey forward currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets of the National Hockey League (NHL). Kent shared what was required to achieve his dream of playing in the NHL and representing Team Canada in the Beijing Olympics two years ago. Jay discussed how, as a parent, you can help you...

Joining us on this episode of Living Off Rentals is Mark Ritter. Mark is the CEO of Member Business Financial Services (MBFS), an entity owned by 13 different credit unions with the mission to help credit unions fund more loans for real estate investors and small business owners. Mark is also the host of the Credit Union Conversations podcast. In this episode, he talked about credit unions, a type...

Living Off Rentals 238 – Ryan O'Connell – Supercharge Your Cash Flow with an ADU Joining us today on this episode of Living Off Rentals is someone who is passionate about the Accessory Dwelling Unit or ADU. Ryan O'Connell is a real estate investor who shows how using ADU's can increase cash flow in short and long-term rental investments. Listen as he shares insights about this topic, particularly...

Joining us on this episode of Living Off Rentals is Mark Willis, a certified financial planner, three-time number-one best-selling author, and owner of Lake Growth Financial Services. He is a financial planner who is open to different types of strategies in real estate investing. In this episode, he shares some of the major pitfalls of most people's financial plans and how he specializes in workin...

Joining us on this episode of Living Off Rentals is someone who specializes as a passive investor backing other people's commercial deals. He started with a single-family home and switched to investing as a full-time limited partner. Travis Watts has been a proven leader in the real estate industry since 2009 in multifamily, single-family, and vacation rentals.  Listen and find out if Travis' stra...

Joining us in this episode of Living Off Rentals is someone who has built an impressive portfolio over the last 15 years. He achieved financial freedom through a mix of rental properties and note investments. Nick Disney is a real estate investor who owns 52 doors and notes that created a dependable stream of cash flow. He has grown an impressive portfolio valued at over $3 million and now helps p...