Saving & Grinding Gets You “4” Properties Before 21 with Lantz Kurzawinski

Saving & Grinding Gets You “4” Properties Before 21 with Lantz Kurzawinski Lantz Kurzawinski Breaks Down Real Estate & Networking In Your 20s Buy and Hold Rentals, Rehabs, House Hacking, BRRRR, Partnerships Lantz Kurzawinski, Marketing Specialist for the Straight Up Chicago Investor Podcast, tells his story of grinding to succeed in real estate at an early age. Lantz explains how he recognized his entrepreneurial spirit at an early age and decided to dive into real estate. He shares his experience as a leasing agent and how that led him to discover his enjoyment for getting his hands dirty. Lantz gets granular on partnering on a few BRRRR deals and the value he brought to the partnership despite not having much liquidity! He shares insights on closing a house hack deal with a hilarious story about living in a “work in progress” basement apartment! Lantz demonstrates how hard work and bringing value to others is very much the key to succeeding in REI like other areas of life! 00:00 – Cold open: Lantz nails the intro; hosts hype the youngest guest. 02:41 – Housing Provider Tip: don’t lock owners’ storage—give tenants full access. 04:05 – Lantz’s origin story: books, BiggerPockets, money mindset before 18. 12:42 – From leasing to turnovers; why the in-person studio exists (Lantz built it). 18:16 – Deal #1 (Downers Grove): $230k buy, ~$50k rehab, refi ≈ $380k; early mistakes & neighbor relations. 23:09 – Deal #2 (Hoffman Estates): ~$270k buy, ~$40k rehab; rental license triggers electrical panel upgrade. 28:14 – Switching to W-2 to qualify; finding the Jefferson Park 4-unit (legal 3 + garden + coach). 32:29 – Financing the house hack: partner + $15k seller credit; 5% down; cash to close ≈ $17.5k. 34:05 – Garden-unit grind: seepage surprise, half-gut DIY nights/weekends; target $5–7k refresh. 38:56 – Deals #3–#4: Itasca hold (strong appraisal) + Downers flip (~$30–40k gain) to fuel BRRRR. If you enjoy today’s episode, please leave us a review and share with someone who may also find value in this content! Join us as we share our winning strategies, success stories, obstacles we've encountered, and most importantly, the lessons we have learned along the way. If you are ready to learn the ins and outs of the investing in Chicago and suburbs. SUBSCRIBE: http://ow.ly/pNzU50BFJtU Got an idea for the show? Shoot us an email at straightupchicagoinvestor@gmail.com Follow us behind the scenes on Instagram: http://ow.ly/lquy50BGadL Make our acquaintance on our Club: http://ow.ly/RZvr50BGaei Give us a shout on Facebook: http://ow.ly/Qqr350BGaeM Visit our world directly: https://www.straightupchicagoinvestor.com/ Listen to the 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗨𝗽 𝗖𝗵𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗴𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 on your favorite streaming service: http://ow.ly/lI7050BGafp