On today’s episode of the BiggerPockets Podcast, we talk with real estate investor Darren Sager about his fascinating business model involving buy and hold real estate, live-in flips, and managing properties with minimal hassle.

This show is crammed full of awesome, actionable ideas, tips, and lessons – so don’t miss a second of it!

Read the transcript for episode 48 with Darren Sager here.

In This Show, We Cover:

• The college professional who got Darren started
• When to use the 1% rule
• How Darren bought his first property for almost nothing down
• The $400,000 live-in flip
• The #1 most important characteristic Darren looks for in properties
• The secret to renting property to people with children
• How to save thousands of dollars using YouTube.
• And a whole lot more

Links from the Show

• The Real Estate Agent’s Ultimate Guide to Working with Investors by Brandon Turner
• How I Found, Analyzed, and Bought an Ugly Purple Rental Property
• Brandon Bought a “Waldo” Rental Property…. But Should You?
• Allure Vinyl Plank Flooring
• PayNearMe

Books Mentioned in the Show

• Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki
• The 4 Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
• The E-Myth Revisited by Michael Gerber
• Millionaire Real Estate Investor by Gary Kellar
• Millionaire Real Estate Agent  by Gary Kellar
• All You Can Do is All You Can Do, but All You Can Do Is Enough by Art Williams
• Hamburger America by George Motz

 Tweetable Topics

• “If a deal doesn’t at least meet the 1% rule – run away.” (Tweet This!)
• “It may be cliche, but when buying real estate… location is everything.” (Tweet This!)
• “The worse condition a property is in, the more I’ll love it!” (Tweet This!)
• “The most successful people are those who failed the most.” (Tweet This!)

Connect with Darren

• Darren’s BiggerPockets Profile

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