320: Hands-On BRRRR Investing and DIY Secrets with Instagram Star Brittany Arnason

2019-03-07

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Imagine building a business around work you’d do for free. Sound pretty great?Today’s guest has done just that, and her story may change the way you think about investing. Brittany Arnason is a 26-year-old who’s converted her talent for hands-on work into a cash-flowing, 10-unit rental portfolio.In this episode, Brittany shares how she learned the business of real estate and construction as a small child, bought her first property for $25,000, and worked on it herself to save money and learn the business.She goes on to reveal her DIY secrets for adding value at minimal cost, how she applied...

Imagine building a business around work you’d do for free. Sound pretty great?

Today’s guest has done just that, and her story may change the way you think about investing. Brittany Arnason is a 26-year-old who’s converted her talent for hands-on work into a cash-flowing, 10-unit rental portfolio.

In this episode, Brittany shares how she learned the business of real estate and construction as a small child, bought her first property for $25,000, and worked on it herself to save money and learn the business.

She goes on to reveal her DIY secrets for adding value at minimal cost, how she applied skills she learned at her 9 to 5 to make her a more successful investor, and how she operates as a woman in a male-dominated industry.

Brittany has an incredible energy, spark, and passion for real estate, and it is infectious. Don’t miss how she uses creative strategies to finance her deals and the BRRRR method to fund unlimited projects.

This is an episode that will leave you pumped up and ready to go get your next (or first) deal. Download it today!

In This Episode We Cover:

How Britt got her first rental property at the age of 18!
Quitting her job as a power engineer
Pros and cons of doing your own work
The Lifeonaire Strategy
Things that make a huge impact in a property
Using personal line of credit to fund deals
What is a Step Up mortgage
Doing BRRRR strategy with her boyfriend
Finding deals through realtors and MLS
How she learned DIY skills from the internet
And SO much more!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums
BiggerPockets Webinar
Brandon’s Instagram
David’s Instagram
Chip Gaines
Joanna Gaines
#HumboldtHouse
Realtor.ca
Pinterest
BiggerPockets Calculator
Rehab Estimator Calculator
BiggerPockets Podcast 254: Tim Ferriss on Real Estate, Becoming a Top Performer and His Tribe of Mentors
Gary Vaynerchuk on Finding Deals Through Social Media & Crushing It as an Entrepreneur

Books Mentioned in this Show

The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner
Lifeonaire by Steve Cook
Unlimited Power by Tony Robbins
BRRRR Book by David Greene (coming soon!)
J. Scott’s Book on Estimating Rehab Cost
Long-Distance Real Estate Investing by David Greene
90 Days Journal by Brandon Turner (coming soon!)
Gary Vaynerchuk’s Crushing It!
The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
4-Hour Work Week by Tim Ferriss

Fire Round Questions

I wonder what your 3 favorite tools are
How many calls, showings, and applications you see before having a signed lease?

Tweetable Topics:

“New builds can be easier and more straightforward than rehabs!” (Tweet This!)
“If it keeps you motivated and it keeps it fun for you, it probably will help your business.” (Tweet This!)
“You have to do whatever it takes to make it work.” (Tweet This!)

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