$2,500 Monthly Profit From His OWN Home!

Could you be sitting on a hidden income stream? In this episode of Landlord Diaries, The Monthly Rentals Podcast, we sit down with Denver-based real estate investor and landlord Andre Galaviz, who shares how he turned his basement into a midterm rental bringing in over $2,500 in monthly profit without buying a new property.

With rising interest rates and housing affordability tightening, Andre’s story is a must-hear for anyone looking to house hack, maximize a current mortgage, or start cash flowing without acquiring a second home. Tune in to hear how he converted his single-family home into a functional duplex, financed the remodel with a HELOC, and leveraged Furnished Finder to attract high-quality tenants all while living upstairs with his family.

Andre breaks down:
How to plan your layout when house hacking with a family
How room rentals (co-living) and house hacking can help offset today’s high interest rates
The key tools and features inside Furnished Finder that make monthly rentals simple
What types of tenants he's attracting (spoiler: it's not just travel nurses!)
Why monthly furnished rentals are the perfect complement to or replacement for short-term and long-term strategies
Whether you’re a seasoned landlord, first-time investor, or someone sitting on unused space, this episode is packed with practical advice and inspiring takeaways to help you start or scale your monthly rental income using what you already have.

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🕒 TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Welcome to The Landlord Diaries
2:25 Why house hacking is a game-changing strategy
3:00 Turning a single-family home into two income-producing units
3:55 Tax and appreciation benefits of living in your investment
4:45 Why Andre converted instead of purchasing a new property
5:45 Leveraging low interest rates with creative rental strategies
7:50 Using house hacking to scale your portfolio
9:15 How to plan your layout when house hacking with a family
12:20 Using a HELOC to finance a basement remodel
14:00 Marketing different unit sizes effectively on Furnished Finder
16:20 How mid-term income shifted Andre’s long-term family goals
17:35 Why monthly midterm rentals pair perfectly with house hacking
20:00 Common tenant types: relocations, remodelers, and digital nomads
21:00 Andre’s favorite Furnished Finder tools for new landlords
23:00 How rent payments work through Furnished Finder
23:50 Encouragement for those with untapped income potential
26:10 Midterm monthly rentals as the ideal entry point for new landlords
27:20 The first step Andre recommends to get started
28:45 Rapid Fire: Favorite tools, co-living surprises, and more

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