Rental Income Podcast With Dan Lane

Corey tells his story of how he started his career with $500,000 in debt. He started buying rentals while working full-time, and over time built up enough passive income to retire.

Jason tells his story of how he got stuck with a house that he was trying to flip. He decided to rent it out on VRBO. Things were going good, until he found out the city he was in didn't allow short term rentals, and shut him down. He then turned it into a regular rentals and made several key mistakes that ended up costing him thousands of dollars. We talk about the mistakes he made, and what he would do differently if he was in that situation again.

Rick owns a property management company and also personally owns 19 rentals. On this episode we talk about what Rick has learned from managing his rentals as well as working with other rental owners.

Chris lives in an expensive market and wanted to buy cash flowing markets. The numbers didn't work on any of the properties near his home, so he started looking at other markets an hour or two from where he lives. On this episode, we talk about how he found and financed his properties, how he self-manages them while working a full-time job, and about how he has dealt with tenant issues.

Jerry just closed on his first deal and on this episode we walk through exactly how he got started. We talk how he researched getting started, how he found his first deal, what he needed to do to get it ready, and how he found his first tenants.

Will talks about how he has been buying properties with just a little money out of his pocket, fixing them up, and then doing a refinance into a commercial loan. We talk about a mistake he made early on that cost him $7,000. We also talk about how he built a relationship with a bank that will allow him to continue to build his portfolio.

My guest found an incredible deal on a rental. It was a great price, and it great shape. But, Margaret did some research and found out that the house was a former meth house and wasn't safe for anyone to live in. On this episode, we talk about how she figured out the history of the house, what she needs to do to make the house safe, and how you can avoid buying a meth house.

My guest today has had some really bad things happen to him while owning rentals. He's been talking advantage of by tenants, sued by his first tenants, and ripped off by contractors. Even with all the bad things that have happened to him, he still loves owning rentals and thinks they are a great investment. On this episode we talk about how he dealt with issues and has gone on to build a great rental portfolio.

My guests today weren't happy with the service and the cost of their property manager. They decided to fire their property manager and put systems and a team in place, so they can manage their properties remotely from another country. Doing this saves them $5,000 a month.

We talk about the different types of policies landlords need to protect themselves, different coverages landlords should consider adding, and why landlords should require tenants to have renters insurance.