412: Stay-at-Home Mom to “Accidental” Investor with a $600K/Year Business w/Terri-Leigh Huleis

Want to invest but fear you don’t have enough money to get started? Building a profitable real estate business could be the answer. This strategy allowed today’s guest to not only scale her portfolio but also develop skills to level up her own rental properties AND bring in $600,000/year!

Welcome back to the Real Estate Rookie podcast! Today, we’re joined by the “accidental investor,” Terri-Leigh Huleis. Married with three children, Terri and her husband didn’t have enough money to buy a house…or so they thought. After moving from California to a more affordable market, Terri was able to make her dream of homeownership a reality. Little did she know that this was just the beginning of her real estate journey. It wasn’t long before Terri had turned her passion for interior design into a $600,000/year business—one that has allowed her and her husband to scale in very little time!

After being diagnosed with a brain tumor in 2016, Terri lives every day as if it’s her last. This self-starter’s story is filled with all kinds of helpful nuggets you can use on your own journey—from finding creative ways to fund home renovation projects to setting up an Airbnb in four weeks or less. Stick around until the end to hear about the top amenities you’ll want to add to your short-term rental in 2024!

In This Episode We Cover

How Terri grew an interior design business that pulls in $600,000 per year

Using credit card rewards to fund an ENTIRE home renovation project

How to start a business that allows you to buy even MORE real estate

Landing your first interior design clients (even if you don’t have a portfolio!)

How to design an Airbnb, step by step, in just four weeks or less

The hottest amenities to add to your short-term rental in 2024

And So Much More!

(00:00) Intro

(00:42) Buying Their First House

(09:52) Starting an Interior Design Business

(18:18) Making $600K/Year?!

(26:43) Short-Term Rental Design 101

(35:24) Money-Making Airbnb Tips

(38:12) Connect with Terri!

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