64: 50 Units in 5 Years while Working a Full Time Job with Josh Sterling

<p>Working a full time job while investing in real estate is not always easy – but as our guest today shows us: it’s totally possible. On today’s show we chat with&nbsp;Josh Sterling, a real estate investor who has built up a portfolio of fifty units (complete with rehabs and doing his own management) all while working a full time job.</p><p>Discover the tricks, tactics, and systems that Josh has used, as well as an inside look at his creative finance methods to acquire these properties.&nbsp;This show is definitely one that people will want to come back to time and time again!</p><p>In This Show, We Cover:</p><ul><li>Why doing things “the typical way” may not have been the right path</li><li>Investing when the bank says “no.”</li><li>How Josh used credit cards to buy his first few properties</li><li>Portfolio lenders: the best technique for finding one</li><li>Using a blanket loan to buy and sell real estate</li><li>Using the 2% rule to screen for great properties</li><li>How Josh managed his real estate business while having a full time job</li><li>How Josh finds deals&nbsp;</li><li>Using Homepath Mortgages for 10% down investment loans</li><li>How Josh found his first apartment complex using Facebook!</li><li>Dealing with tenants while working a full time job</li><li>And so much more!</li></ul><p>&nbsp;Links from the Show</p><ul><li><a href="http://bit.ly/1s9DN0B" target="_blank">BiggerPockets.com/pro</a>&nbsp;(New Video!)</li><li><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2013/12/12/bp-podcast-048-duplex-managing-tenants-darren-sager/" target="_blank">BP Podcast 048: Duplex Investing, Finding Great Properties, and Tips for Managing Tenants with Darren Sager</a></li><li><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2014/01/30/bp-podcast-055-jimmy-moncreif/" target="_blank">BP Podcast 055: The Five Steps Needed to Get Any Lender to Say “Yes” with Jimmy Moncrief</a></li><li><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2013/04/14/the-2-percent-rule/" target="_blank">The 2% Rule</a></li><li><a href="https:/