I Started with No Money, Credit, or Plan (Now I Have 100 Rentals)

Episode #1223 Try REsimpli, The Only All-In-One Real Estate Investor CRM Software That Helps You Manage Data, Marketing, Sales, and Operations: https://resimpli.com/biggerpockets?utm_source=bigger_pockets&utm_medium=youtube_qr_code&utm_campaign=real_estate_show Get Tickets to the Cash Flow Roadshow: https://www.biggerpockets.com/texas?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Episode Show Notes: https://lnk.to/biggerpocketsYT Join BiggerPockets for FREE 👇 https://www.biggerpockets.com/signup?utm_source=owned_media Let Us Know What You Thought of the Show! https://www.BiggerPockets.com/Podcastfeedback Grab the Classic, _Rich Dad Poor Dad_ : https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/rich-dad-poor-dad?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Sign Up for the BiggerPockets Real Estate Newsletter: https://www.biggerpockets.com/email-subscribe?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Find Investor-Friendly Lenders: http://biggerpockets.com/findlenders BiggerPockets Real Estate 366 - 40 Doors in the First 2 Years with Henry Washington: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/biggerpockets-podcast-366-henry-washington?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Connect with Henry: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/henryw22?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Connect with Dave: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/davem27?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none After 1.5 years of hosting the _BiggerPockets Real Estate_ podcast, Dave is making a change…a big one. Today, we’re announcing the new co-host of the podcast—someone we think you’ll be pleasantly surprised by… This investor went from having only $1,000 in the bank to 100 rental properties just eight years later. He started with barely any money, bad credit, and a spending problem, and has quickly become one of the most financially savvy real estate investors in the industry, inspiring thousands of others to take control of their futures and find financial freedom for themselves and their families. And after many of you begged us to combine forces, this investor is joining the BiggerPockets team to share the lessons they’ve learned so you can build wealth faster and better than before. In today’s episode, we’re announcing the new _BiggerPockets Real Estate_ co-host, how one conversation changed their entire financial future forever, and proof that you can go from zero experience to a real estate millionaire, even if you know nothing about rentals right now. A new era for _BiggerPockets Real Estate_ starts now. 00:00 BIG Announcement 02:08 A (Not So) New Co-host 04:53 2026 Podcast Schedule 05:32 No Money, Credit, or Plan 11:05 Why Real Estate Investing? 15:17 The Cash Flow Roadshow is Back! 15:54 Sponsor: REsimpli! 16:35 First Deal (Zero Experience) 18:19 Finding the Money 22:22 The Financial Freedom Formula 24:19 Current Portfolio 25:39 3 Expert Rules to Follow 31:50 Which Episodes Do YOU Want?