Resources for Landlords & Rental Property Investors

The economics of rental houses can look simple on paper: buy a discounted property, renovate it, find a tenant, sign a lease, and voile–cash flow. However, trusting what they see on paper is exactly what gets new investors into trouble time and time again. Eventually all of them learn that potential pitfalls and unforeseen expenses are rarely reflected in the shiny numbers on a spreadsheet, but usually they do so the hard way. Experience is an expensive teacher and the mistakes investors make when they’re new to the game can cost them dearly. That’s why, in this post, we’re breaking down the top five rookie mistakes that we see investors make when buying rental properties. Read on so you can learn how to avoid them for free instead.

When we first launched our podcast several years ago, our goal was to share our collective insight with fellow investors, and especially offer wisdom for total beginners. Since then, we’ve told plenty of stories from when we first started out and shared everything from our early wins to the moments we thought we’d have to give up on real estate altogether. We do this because we know it’s useful to hear where other people have been, but having begun our careers pre-Covid (or even, ahem, pre-2008 financial crisis), we appreciate that the landscape of 2026 looks different to when we were whippersnappers. 

Every year, thousands of new investors get into real estate believing that it is the path to financial freedom. In many cases, however, it doesn’t turn out like they had hoped. They may earn a decent income and they may even see some big profits, but they still find themselves living paycheck to paycheck rather than building a fortune. 

Have you ever wondered how regular people like teachers, nurses, plumbers, and mechanics end up becoming millionaires through real estate? Are you hoping to learn the secret so that you can start building that kind of wealth yourself? Well, good news- we've got the secret right here! And better news- it’s easier than you think. What follows is our guide to the simplest, most proven method for building wealth through real estate. In this article, we’ll show you why single-family homes are the perfect investment vehicle for wealth creation, identify the five different ways these investments build wealth over time, and explain why it’s so important to think long-term. By the end, you’ll have a good idea of the kinds of properties to look for and how many it will take to make you a millionaire.