590: From Struggling Renter to Cash Flowing Landlord Using $0 Down Loans w/Andre Haynes

<p><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2014-10-18-invest-real-estate-no-money-down" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>No money down real estate investing</strong></a> usually sounds too good to be true. It seems almost impractical that someone without much experience, money, or property can <strong>secure cash-flowing rentals without putting a dollar into the deal</strong>. Even more astounding, today’s guest <strong>Andre Haynes</strong> was <strong>paid a few thousand dollars to buy his first rental</strong> property. He shares his exact steps on how he did it on today’s show!</p><p>While investing in real estate with no money down can seem like an advanced concept, Andre wasn’t some cash-flowing wizard from the start. If anything, Andre’s upbringing may have brought some hurdles to the financial side of his life. He had <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/no-credit-bad-credit-fix-finances" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>no credit</strong></a><strong>, no cash, was faced with eviction notices</strong>, and generally was falling behind financially as a parent. He had to take a hard look at his life, redefine his goals, and reevaluate his choices. From there, it was <strong>a hard, yet incredibly valuable, climb upwards</strong>.</p><p>Now, only a short time later, Andre has <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/build-real-estate-portfolio-fast-the-stack" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">built a<strong> real estate portfolio</strong></a><strong> worth over a million dollars</strong>. He has numerous cash-flowing assets that pay for his liabilities and has started to educate others about how they can do the same. He defines this<strong> easily repeatable process</strong> on today’s show but doesn’t gloss over the fact that the only thing stopping you from obtaining the wealth you desire, is yourself.</p><p><strong>In This Episode We Cover:</strong></p><p><strong>How to invest </strong>when you come from an upbringing that<strong> lacks fina