BRRRR versus just flat buy and rent? How to convince wife?

[Paul Sterman]

Hi all.

I am looking into the BRRRR strategy and have found some properties that I may be able to buy for a bargain and apply the BRRRR to pull out my down payment (and hopefully my rehab costs).

My wife is daunted by the idea of doing a rehab since we have zero experience and she would rather just try to buy the house, do basic clean-up and then rent it out.

The difference here would be that my money is stuck in the house for 15-30 years and I would not be able to "repeat" the process for very many houses.

How can I convince her that the benefits of the BRRRR method is worth the risk and pain of the rehab?

Thanks!
Paul