I Was Burned Out in Healthcare, Now I Have 10 Rentals (Just 3 Years Later!)

Real Estate Rookie

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🗓️ 12 May 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Could rentals help YOU achieve financial independence and even retire early? That’s the goal for today’s guest, who, despite growing up with very little, is now building wealth with real estate. In just three years, she has already scaled to 10 properties…and counting! Welcome back to the Real Estate Rookie podcast! After discovering the FIRE movement (financial independence, retire early), Lindsay Barrientos decided that real estate investing would be the lifeline from her high-stress W2 job. In just three years, this healthcare professional has already scaled her real estate portfolio to 10 rentals and is on track to leave her job in the coming years—all thanks to a combination of hard work, out-of-state investing, and creative financing. These “home run” deals include a $135,000 property that cash flows over $500 a month and a $79,000 property that recently appraised for over $150,000! In this episode, Lindsay will share the strategies that helped her find high-cash-flow, off-market deals beyond her backyard. Along the way, you’ll learn how to build your network, scale faster through the BRRRR method (buy, rehab, rent, refinance, repeat), and unlock seller finance deals that allow you to put low money down on investment properties! In This Episode We Cover: How Lindsay grew her portfolio to 10 rental properties in just three years Scaling fast with the BRRRR method (buy, rehab, rent, refinance, repeat) Creating MORE cash flow through the power of out-of-state investing How to lower your living expenses with the house hacking strategy The three keys to finding seller finance deals (even as a beginner!) And So Much More! Links from the Show Ashley's BiggerPockets Profile Tony's BiggerPockets Profile Join BiggerPockets for FREE Real Estate Rookie Facebook Group Real Estate Rookie YouTube Follow Real Estate Rookie on Instagram Ask Your Question for a Future Rookie Reply “Like” Real Estate Rookie on Facebook Follow Real Estate Rookie on Instagram Lindsay’s Instagram Earn Passive Income by Investing in Shares of Rental Properties with Realbricks Grow Your Network at BPCON2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada Grab the Book, “Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat” Sign Up for the Real Estate Rookie Newsletter Find an Investor-Friendly Agent in Your Area What Is the BRRRR Method & How to Use It to Invest in Real Estate Connect with Lindsay Check out more resources from this show on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠BiggerPockets.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/rookie-560 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	In today's market, finding cash flow takes extra effort and creativity.
0:05.4	Finding the right market can make all the difference.
0:08.2	And today's guests cracked this code by looking far beyond her backyard,
0:13.3	discovering these overlooked cities where $55,000 can buy a property that generates $1,100 a month in rent.
0:22.3	These numbers simply don't exist in coastal markets.
0:26.2	Lindsay Barientos has built a 10 property portfolio with consistent cash flow through hard work and some pretty good networking.
0:33.8	Her journey from COVID-Nurse to successful real estate investor is a blueprint for anyone looking to leverage real estate as an escape hatch from a stressful career.
0:47.1	This is the Real Estate Rookie Podcast, and I'm Ashley Care.
0:51.4	And I'm Tony J. Robinson. And Lindsay, we want to give you a big warm welcome
0:55.7	to the Real Estate Rookie Podcast. Thank you for joining us today. No, thank you. It's an honor to be
1:00.5	here. I've been listening to a podcast for almost three years and this is surreal for me to be
1:06.1	able to share my story here today. Yes, Lindsay, and we've heard you have a pretty inspiring backstory,
1:12.7	starting when you were 16. Can you share that experience? Yes, so I'm Peruvian. I come from Lima,
1:20.0	Peru. I immigrated to the U.S. in 2006. A little background before that, both of my grandparents
1:27.4	were indigenous Peruvians who lived in rural areas of Peru.
1:32.6	Neither of my grandmothers know how to read or write.
1:35.3	They did not have access to education or medical care.
1:38.0	My parents didn't graduate high school.
1:39.5	They both had to work very early on.
1:42.6	So growing up, I was never homeless, but I experienced a lot of financial hardship.
1:48.8	I remember times where my parents were unemployed during my childhood, and we had to eat out
1:54.6	of soup kitchens because it was less expensive than buying your own food.
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