Real Estate Rookie 5 Things We’d Do If We Were Starting Over in Real Estate Today
Feb 25, 2026
They lay out five changes they would make if they were starting in real estate today. Topics include picking practical, “boring” deals over waiting for home runs and why turnkey or tenant-in-place properties often win. They stress lining up financing early, exploring non-bank funding, and getting soft pre-approval. Learn how to ruthlessly simplify your buy box and match strategy to specific neighborhoods.
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Choose Strategies Aligned With Your Advantages
- Prioritize strategies where you already have resources, opportunities, and advantages rather than chasing passion or social media trends.
- Ashley explains she started with long-term rentals because property management experience and local contacts made it faster.
Boring Deals Beat Perfect Deals For Starters
- Chasing the 'perfect' or sexy deal often prevents you from closing any deal; prioritize executable, boring deals that move the needle.
- Tony and Ashley contrast a turn-key tenant-in-place property with a complex hoarder rehab that may never close.
Pick Simple Financeable Properties
- Favor properties that are simple to finance and require little to no rehab to avoid first-time execution risk.
- Tony recommends turn-key rentals with day-one cash flow over heavy rehab projects for a first deal.