How This Single Mom Went from Losing Her Home to Doing $100K+ Deals

Episode #671

Fear you’ll never be able to invest in real estate because of money, credit, or bad timing? This single mom lost her house and had a 200 credit score, yet she was still able to rebuild her life and buy rental properties. If she can find a way to build wealth, so can YOU!

Welcome back to the Real Estate Rookie podcast! Just months before the 2008 housing market crash, Sarah Weatherbee found herself unable to make her mortgage payments. So, she rented out her home, moved to Nicaragua, and lived off the rental income until the dust settled. Unfortunately, shortly after returning to the U.S., she lost her home. The silver lining? Although things hadn’t panned out, Sarah had been given a small taste of what it’s like to own a rental property—with someone paying down your mortgage for you—and was determined to own real estate again one day.

And that’s exactly what she did by buckling down, rebuilding her credit, and stashing away money for her next property. Fast forward to today, and Sarah has bought multiple properties with low money down. Stay tuned as she shares the investing strategy she uses to do it!

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00:00 Intro
00:43 Losing Her Home
06:23 Repairing Her Credit
10:30 A “Taste” of Real Estate
13:51 (Finally) Buying a Property
19:09 DIY Renovations
24:36 $130K Profit from ONE Deal!
33:37 Buying the Maine Properties
44:21 Bat Infestations!
48:18 Connect with Sarah!