He Builds Rentals Cheaper Than He Can Buy Them With Tyler Casey (Ep 536)
Rental Income Podcast With Dan Lane
Rental Income Podcast
4.8 • 836 Ratings
🗓️ 26 August 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
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Summary
On this episode, Tyler breaks down the strategy that’s allowing him to out-build the market. He shares why the right floor plan can be a game-changer, how repeating the same blueprint cuts costs and saves time, and the small design details that dramatically reduce maintenance headaches down the road.
We dive into the financing he’s using, walk through the actual numbers on one of his recent builds, and compare new construction to rehabs, and why building can actually be the easier, smarter move.
Tyler also takes us back to his beginnings, buying his first rentals at just 18, and shows how his approach has evolved into something far more scalable.
Along the way, we unpack the hidden advantages of building vs. buying: tax benefits, lower operating costs, higher rent potential, better tenant quality, and even cheaper insurance.
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| 0:00.0 | Inspiring interviews with today's top landlords. |
| 0:04.7 | This is the rental income podcast. |
| 0:07.6 | And now, Dan Lane. |
| 0:09.8 | Tyler, I wanted to bring you on the podcast today because you're doing something pretty interesting. |
| 0:14.2 | You're building new properties to rent out. |
| 0:17.6 | What are some of the advantages to building a new property versus buying a property and fixing it up? |
| 0:24.1 | Well, there's quite a few. |
| 0:28.1 | You know, you, first of all, things like cost segregation for taxes are more obvious because you have like line item by line item, you know, costs of construction. |
| 0:41.5 | You also have a pretty good spread typically between the cost of construction and what they're |
| 0:47.1 | worth as complete. You have lower ongoing operating expenses, at least for the first five to 10 years, because all your major systems are brand new. |
| 0:59.1 | That means lower CAPEX budgets, lower repair budgets for a period of time. |
| 1:05.4 | Insurance costs are typically less as well. |
| 1:08.8 | And then you get typically higher rents and higher tenant quality. So |
| 1:12.3 | less delinquency, less vacancy credit loss. I've found it to be very, very beneficial. |
| 1:20.4 | On the podcast today, we're going to learn more about this. We'll see what's involved in building |
| 1:24.6 | a new property. We'll take a look at the numbers and see how everything |
| 1:28.6 | has been working out for Tyler. Joining us on the show today from Pittsburgh, Kansas is Tyler Casey. |
| 1:35.4 | We'll take a quick break to thank our sponsors. We'll come right back and we'll talk to Tyler. |
| 1:40.3 | It's a lot of work to find a really good rental property. And when you actually find that property, you want to make sure you're working with a lender that can get that loan closed. |
| 1:49.1 | The lender that I recommend is Chaley Ridge from Ridge Lending Group. |
| 1:53.7 | She's a nationwide lender, and her specialty is helping investors finance rental properties. |
| 1:59.5 | She has a ton of loan programs and she can find something |
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