Snapshot · BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast
Rachel's best-performing property to date was purchased in 2020 in a 50/50 partnership with a friend at a favorable price and interest rate just south of Austin.
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Not every property in Rachel's portfolio required a move. A handful were purchased as conventional investment deals — slightly cheaper markets, roughly $200,000–$300,000 in purchase price, and rents in the $1,500–$2,000 range. Her best-performing property to date is a 2020 purchase she made in a 50/50 partnership with a friend, timed perfectly into favorable prices and interest rates just south of Austin. Another strong performer came with a tenant already in place — a plumber who maintained the property himself and has stayed throughout Rachel's ownership. She acknowledges that buying with existing tenants is a calculated risk that can go either way, but in her case the timing and the tenant aligned perfectly. These deals complement the live-in flip strategy without replacing it, adding properties where the numbers worked without the personal disruption of moving.
The properties Rachel bought without living in were typically priced between $200,000 and $300,000 and generated rents of $1,500 to just over $2,000 per month.
Live-in flips are uncomfortable by design — and that's the point. The inconvenience is what most people won't tolerate, and that barrier to entry is exactly what creates the returns for those willing to endure it. Rachel drove 26-foot U-Hauls nine times with three kids because she understood this.
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