How to Reach Financial Freedom Faster with “Slow and Steady” Investing

Real Estate Rookie

BiggerPockets

How To, Education, Business, Investing, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 1.7K Ratings

🗓️ 22 October 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Does real estate investing feel like more work than it’s worth? It doesn’t have to! Today’s guest would hustle from sunrise to sundown until she had an epiphany that transformed her approach to real estate. If you want a rental portfolio that gives you financial freedom, time flexibility, and a “job” that beats your nine-to-five, she’s going to show you how! Welcome back to the Real Estate Rookie podcast! Leka Devatha had what most rookie investors dream of having: multiple rental properties, a seven-figure real estate portfolio, and enough income to leave the W-2 life behind. But despite this, she found herself stretched thin and burned out. That’s when Leka made a crucial mindset shift. Rather than amassing properties, Leka started focusing on the quality of her real estate deals. Now, she has a real estate business that virtually runs itself, allowing her to travel the world and spend more time with family. If you, like Leka, want to go from burnout to balance, this is the episode for you. With her playbook in hand, you’ll be able to analyze rental properties (the right way), streamline the tasks that bog down your business, and get a bigger return on real estate—without the nonstop hustle! Get 10% Off Leka’s New Book, Return on Real Estate, with Code ASHLEY10 or TONY10! In This Episode We Cover The crucial mindset shift that helped Leka make $100,000 per real estate deal How to go from burnout to financial freedom in your real estate business When not to scale your rental portfolio (and slow down instead) What Leka got wrong when building a seven-figure real estate portfolio What to do when a house flip goes wrong (and you lose $65,000!) Game-changing systems and processes that maximize your returns And So Much More! Check out more resources from this show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BiggerPockets.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/rookie-630 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	She had the flips, the followers, and the financial freedom.
0:05.1	But behind closed doors, she was unraveling.
0:08.8	Today's guest built a seven-figure real estate business that nearly lost herself inside it.
0:14.9	And in today's episode, our guest, Lake of Davetha, shares how she traded burnout for balance
0:19.8	and why her new book, Return on Real Estate,
0:22.0	might be the blueprint you need.
0:28.2	Well, obviously, Tony can't match my drama, but this is the Real Estate Rookie podcast, and I'm Ashley Care.
0:34.9	And I'm Tony J. Robinson with no drama in my name.
0:39.1	But let's give a big warm welcome to Laca.
0:41.6	Lika, thanks for joining us today.
0:43.3	Hi, guys.
0:44.3	It's always such a pleasure to talk to you both because we walk away.
0:49.3	And I'm like, I learned so much from you too.
0:52.3	So thank you for bringing it every episode for so many years.
0:57.0	Truly appreciate it.
0:58.1	Lika, we always love having you on the podcast.
1:01.6	And today we are having you on to talk about your new book.
1:06.0	It is called Return on Real Estate.
1:08.5	So thank you so much for joining us.
1:10.2	Thank you for having me.
1:11.5	This book has been such a labor of love, but I have written it and I'm done with it.
1:17.7	And I'm so excited to just bring it out into the world and have everyone else read it.
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