cover of episode 148: From 0 to 51 Units Despite Living in a Crazy Expensive Location with Nazz Wang

148: From 0 to 51 Units Despite Living in a Crazy Expensive Location with Nazz Wang

Publish Date: 2015/11/12
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    <p>How do you build up a sizable real estate portfolio when you live in one of the most expensive cities in America? That’s the topic we dive into today on the <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/podcast">BiggerPockets Podcast</a> with guest Nazz Wang. Nazz has gone from 0 to 51 units in the past several years, both local in California and across the country. You’ll learn how Nazz overcame a bad first investing experience to find her niche in “lazy real estate investing” and how you can do the same!</p><p>In This Episode We Cover:</p><ul>
  • Who is Nazz and how she’s been investing for 10 years now
  • How she got started through house hacking
  • How she acquired the mindset of a landlord back in college
  • Nazz’s first property — and her first big mistake
  • How neglecting the cash flow analysis ended up costing her
  • The issues surrounding owning condo units
  • How to discover and thrive in your niche
  • How many units she currently has
  • The problem with HOAs
  • How she bought in the Midwest to maximize cash flow
  • A discussion about property appreciation (are there any indicators?)
  • Speculation vs. buying things you can afford to keep
  • How Nazz educated herself in real estate
  • Her experience investing as a woman
  • How she finds, finances, and manages properties outside of her area
  • How to establish a pipeline to make investing easier
  • The benefits of the BRRRR strategy
  • How to manage property managers
  • And SO much more!
  • Links from the Show

    Books Mentioned in this Show

    Tweetable Topics:

    • “I would never pay money to lose money.” (Tweet This!)

    Connect with Nazz

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