Escaping the 9-5 Grind with Just 2 Properties (in 2 Years!)

Real Estate Rookie

BiggerPockets

How To, Education, Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

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🗓️ 29 September 2025

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Think you need to buy a dozen rental properties just to break free from your nine-to-five job? Today’s guest proves that you might only need a couple. In just two years, he’s built a two-property portfolio that brings in serious cash flow and has helped him ditch the corporate grind for good. And in this episode, he’ll show you how to do the same! Welcome back to the Real Estate Rookie podcast! Dylan Pettijohn was still hustling at his W-2 job, saving every dollar for his first rental property, when an off-market real estate deal fell right in his lap and changed everything. Then, with a triplex and renovation already under his belt, Dylan went even bigger—taking down a 12-unit multifamily property that has allowed him to focus on real estate full-time! The best part? Dylan didn’t build his portfolio with a ton of money or experience. In this episode, you’ll learn about the power of real estate partnerships when scaling, the perks of having several units under one roof, and how to stay ready for when that next big opportunity comes your way. In This Episode We Cover How Dylan built a 15-unit rental portfolio in just two years The strategy that helps you raise rent without losing great tenants The pros and cons of commercial loans (and how to get one!) How to properly plan your renovation project and keep it on budget Finding real estate deals before they hit the market (pocket listings explained) And So Much More! Check out more resources from this show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BiggerPockets.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/rookie-620 Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Do you think that you need a dozen properties to break free from your nine to five?
0:04.8	Today's guest proves that you might only need a couple.
0:08.2	Just two years ago, Dylan Petty John was still hustling at his debut two job,
0:13.4	saving every dollar for his first first rental when an off-market deal fell right into his lap and changed everything.
0:20.4	Now, Dylan has a 15-unit portfolio that brings in a serious cash flow and has helped him
0:25.6	ditch the corporate grind for good.
0:27.7	And in this episode, you'll learn about the power of partnerships, the benefits of having
0:31.4	several units under one roof, and how to stay steady for when that next big opportunity
0:36.8	comes your way.
0:43.1	This is The Real Estate Rookie Podcast, and I'm Ashley Care.
0:46.7	And I'm Tony J. Robinson.
0:47.8	And let's give a big warm welcome to Dylan.
0:49.5	Dylan, thanks so much for joining us today, brother.
0:51.2	Thank you for having me here.
0:52.4	I appreciate it.
0:53.3	Dylan, let's start off with your first deal.
0:55.8	So this was an off-market pocket listing.
0:58.9	What relationships actually put you in that position to be able to get a pocket listing call from your agent?
1:06.1	So I think it really helped that I had a relationship with the agent beforehand.
1:10.3	This was the agent that
1:11.3	has worked with essentially everybody in my family, helping them buy their single family homes
1:15.4	and such. So he's already done a fair bit of transactions with us. So he was willing to do a little
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