He Buys Rentals That Barely Cash Flow (For Now) With Kevin Karagias (Ep 526)

Rental Income Podcast With Dan Lane

Rental Income Podcast

Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 836 Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 24 minutes

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Summary

Kevin Karagias shares why he isn’t worried about today’s cash flow. Instead, he’s playing the long game—buying properties he knows will pay off as rents rise, values appreciate, and tenants pay down his mortgages.

Kevin walks us through his portfolio and the key factors he looks for in a neighborhood. He also explains how he reinvests his cash flow to accelerate his growth, and why he believes time is the real secret to building wealth with rentals

.We also dig into a hot debate: 15-year vs. 30-year mortgages. Kevin breaks down the pros and cons of each and how he decided which Is the best option for him.

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0:00.0	inspiring interviews with today's top landlords this is the rental income podcast and now dan lane
0:09.7	Kevin you've got a real interesting way that you're looking at your rental properties can you
0:14.7	tell me kind of how you're thinking towards the future yeah dan yeah we are looking for you you know, 10 to 15 down, you know, years down the road,
0:24.4	rents to go higher, tenants paying down our mortgages and just really put us in a good position down
0:32.5	the road. Buying rental properties is a long-term investment. And yeah, cash flow is important.
0:38.2	You need cash flow to stay in the game.
0:40.0	But Kevin has made a lot of money by thinking long-term
0:43.5	and realizing that over time, the rents are going to go up.
0:46.9	So if a property doesn't cash flow that great today, over time, it'll get better.
0:52.5	He also knows that his properties are going to appreciate,
0:55.9	and he's made a lot of money by thinking long-term with his investing. So on the show today,
1:01.9	we're going to try to figure out how he's thinking, what he's buying, and see how everything
1:06.3	has been working out for him. Joining us on the show today from Dallas is Kevin Corragis.
1:11.7	We'll take a quick break to thank our sponsors.
1:14.1	We'll come right back and we'll talk to Kevin.
1:16.9	Investing in rental properties can be complicated, but it doesn't have to be.
1:21.3	My friends at Mid-South Homebuyers sell completely rehab turnkey properties in both Memphis and Little Rock,
1:29.0	and they've been doing it for 23 years. All their properties come totally rehab. They put on a new
1:35.1	roof, new kitchen, new bath, new plumbing, new electric. Everything is brand new. They also have a
1:41.7	tenant that's moved in before you close, so you get cash flow on day one.
1:47.2	Mid-South homebuyers also continues to manage the property for you after closing.
1:52.1	It couldn't be easier. Everything is 100% done for you. All their properties also come with a
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