Welcome to passive real estate investing, the show where busy people like you learn how to build substantial passive income while creating wealth for the long term. And now, here's your host, Marco Santorelli.

Hello, my friends. Welcome back to passive real estate investing, where we dive into the world of real estate investing, among other related topics, to help you

with your real estate investing journey. Today, we're doing something a little different.

We're going to take a trip down memory lane and showcase an important episode from the past

on what we call our Throwback Thursday episode. Now, whether you've been with us since the beginning,

which goes back to 2015,

or you're tuning in for the first time, this episode is a must listen. We are revisiting one of

our more popular episodes from the past. And believe me, what we discussed back then,

whether it's six months ago or six years ago, is just as relevant today. So sit back, relax,

and let's rewind the clock for this great episode. Enjoy. Today's show is about turnkey

real estate investing. And this is a topic that's near and dear to my heart. I started investing

out of state in late 2003, and I've seen the good, the bad,

and the ugly. Back then, turnkey real estate investing wasn't really a subject matter or term

that was kicked around too much by real estate investors. People would talk about passive

real estate investments, rent-ready real estate investments, turnkey real estate investments.

But it was loosely defined and there was a general understanding of what turnkey meant.

But it wasn't a topic that had that much attention.

But it does today.

In fact, it's a hot topic.

It's gained great popularity over the last 10 years, especially over the last three or four. And today,

it sees a lot of interest and controversy in real estate forums as well as other venues like

real estate clubs. So why is this important? Well, first of all, I want you to understand what

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