613: 6 Bite-Sized Steps to Buying Your First Rental Property

<p><strong>Buying an investment property</strong> is a lot like exercising. At first, you don’t know any of the verbiage, then you start learning the tools, and finally, after some repetition (and help from those around you), you can become a real estate (or jiu-jitsu/weight lifting/yoga) expert! Think of <strong>David Greene</strong> and <strong>Rob Abasolo</strong> as your spotters for today’s <strong>deep dive into buying a rental property</strong>. Their advice will help you lift the weight, even if you feel uneasy at times!</p><p>David and Rob, unsurprisingly, started out like everyone else in the<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/guides/ultimate-real-estate-investing-guide" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>real estate investing</strong></a> space. They had <strong>no deals, no experience, and not a lot of money.</strong> But, over the past decade, both have become experts in their specific investing niches—through trial and a lot of error. Now, they bring you more than a decade worth of combined experience so you can <strong>stop hesitating and start taking action.</strong></p><p>If <strong>2022 is the year for you to </strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/number-1-wealth-building-strategy-everyone-should-do" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>start building wealth</strong></a> and pave your path to <strong>financial freedom</strong>, then this is THE episode to listen to. David and Rob discuss the five most common <strong>rookie </strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2016-03-22-10-lethal-mistakes-avoid-real-estate-investment" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>real estate mistakes</strong></a> and <strong>six bite-sized steps</strong> that will allow you, no matter your experience, to <strong>buy your first, or next, real estate deal</strong>. They’ll also give a full walkthrough on <strong>how to analyze a real estate deal</strong>, plus a special bonus that will allow you to hyper-accelerate your gro