Real Estate Investing 101: How Much Money Does It Take To Get Started | (Ep 148)
The BetterLife Podcast: Wealth | Real Estate Investing | Life
Brandon Turner and Cam Cathcart
4.8 • 767 Ratings
🗓️ 16 May 2025
⏱️ 24 minutes
🧾️ Download transcript
Summary
🏠 JOIN MY FREE 5-DAY DEAL ANALYSIS CHALLENGE
https://go.abetterlife.com/bb_pod_analysis
🧔♂️ WHO ARE WE?
Our names are Brandon Turner and Cam Cathcart! We teach people how to BUILD WEALTH WITHOUT LOSING THEIR SOUL through real estate investing!
1️⃣ WANT TO GET YOUR FIRST DEAL?
https://go.abetterlife.com/fd_pod_landing
📈 WANT TO SCALE YOUR EXISTING PORTFOLIO?
https://go.abetterlife.com/blt_pod_landing
🤝 CONNECT WITH ME ON INSTAGRAM
https://go.abetterlife.com/bb_pod_instagram
👋 CONNECT WITH CAM ON INSTAGRAM
https://go.abetterlife.com/cc_pod_instagram
📚 READ ONE OF MY BOOKS
https://go.abetterlife.com/amazon_storefront_pod
🙏 SPONSORS
• TurboTenant: Market your rental, screen tenants, and collect rent… all in one place! Use the code BRANDON10 to get 10% off upon sign-up at https://go.abetterlife.com/tt_pod_landing or check out all of their incredible FREE resources for landlords at https://go.abetterlife.com/toolbox_pod
• BetterLife Tribe - If you're an existing real estate investor and you want to scale but you don't know how to supercharge your journey, just know... I've been there! And if that's you, check out my personal mastermind for EXISTING INVESTORS ONLY called the BetterLife Tribe at https://go.abetterlife.com/blt_pod_landing
🎥 DESCRIPTION
Most people thinks it take a tremendous amount of money to invest in real estate, but today, we're debunking that myth by sharing our own stories and tips on how to build the real estate portfolio that you want using no and low money down strategies. Whether you want to own 10 single family homes outright, or syndicate 100+ unit apartment complexes, these strategies will help you get there!Specifically, we talk about:• how Cam has built a $15 million rental portfolio with $0 out of pocket• the difference between having no money and being broke• working with private money lenders• the "Hold One, Flip One" strategy to scale your rental portfolio• the BRRRR method• how to get over the fear of raising money for a deal• and SO much more
❌ DISCLAIMER
Transcript
Click on a timestamp to play from that location
| 0:00.0 | This is the Better Life podcast where we talk about real estate investing, building wealth, |
| 0:04.1 | and all in all living a better life. |
| 0:06.0 | My name is Brandon Turner, and I've spent my life investing in real estate to achieve financial |
| 0:10.1 | freedom. |
| 0:11.1 | And alongside my co-host, Mr. Cam Cathcart, we want to help you do the same. |
| 0:15.4 | On the show, you're going to hear from world-class guests who have been handpicked to help you |
| 0:18.6 | level up your investing, your leadership, |
| 0:24.3 | your goals, your habits, and more to become the very best version of yourself. |
| 0:29.2 | So join us as we explore the habits, the actions, the beliefs that it takes to build wealth to real estate investing without losing your soul. |
| 0:31.8 | Most people think it takes a tremendous amount of money to invest in real estate, like just |
| 0:35.4 | millions of dollars. |
| 0:36.3 | It's, oh, someday I want to do that. |
| 0:37.6 | I built a $15 million rental portfolio, and I have spent exactly zero of my own dollars doing it. |
| 0:43.8 | Having no money is not the same as being broke. |
| 0:46.1 | Broke is a condition. |
| 0:47.7 | And so how do we fix that condition? |
| 0:49.3 | How do you get a mindset that isn't broke? |
| 0:52.3 | Hey, how much money does it actually take to invest in real estate? |
| 0:55.0 | My name is Brandon Turner. I'm going to break it all down for you today here with my buddy Cam Cathcart. |
| 0:59.4 | Yes, can I wait? It's going to be a good time, man. So this question, I decided to make a |
| 1:04.0 | YouTube video on this because most people think it takes a tremendous amount of money to invest |
| 1:08.3 | in real estate, like just millions of dollars. It's like, oh, someday I want to do that. Everybody says someday they want to invest in real estate, but they |
... |
Transcript will be available on the free plan in 4 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.
Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Brandon Turner and Cam Cathcart, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.
Generated transcripts are the property of Brandon Turner and Cam Cathcart and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.
Copyright © Tapesearch 2025.