They do a good job of regularly releasing episodes and they frequently talk about starting out with their initial capital pool and growing their business. 

Year 1, I intend to keep my W2 job while i work to get my small business going.

Property Managers want to make their lease up job as easy as possible and bringing a property up to like new condition is one way of doing that.

I work a full time job at a wood shop building custom cabinetry.

Over the past decade, the death rate has risen from 10.192 in 2014 to 11.119 in 2025. https://www.macrotrends.net/global-metrics/countries/ITA/ita...Italy is in a unique position, where all the youth are either leaving for college, or once they get their degree, they leave Italy to go take jobs in other EU countries. 

Fixing up a property and turning it into student housing is a smart move—steady demand and solid rental income.Great job!

I went from a W2 job to building a portfolio of 500+ units over the last 5 years by starting small and scaling smart.

Owning real estate can be a full time job at times.

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

It's your job to create a buffer between the tenants before they start fighting as well.