Episode #12523 Baselane: Automate your real estate finances with banking and AI-powered bookkeeping. Claim your $100 bonus! https://www.baselane.com/lp/bigger-pockets/?utm_source=bigger_pockets&utm_campaign=bigger_pockets&utm_medium=YT-M Just three years ago, *Joanna Caldera* was *working as a nurse, raising four children* while *her husband was gone* most of the month *in the oil fields.* She wanted time with her kids and her husband to come home, but all of that required money. Now, *just three years later, she has four rental units,* has *made $130K in profit from her first two house flips,* has *replaced her nurse’s salary* with real estate income, and has her dream home. Anyone can do the same, using the strategies she shares today, even if you have no experience, even if you’ve got very little cash to play with. Joanna even overpaid for her first property by $20,000—a mistake almost every rookie investor is scared to make, but it paid off. She’s done everything—cosmetic *flips, BRRRRs (buy, rehab, rent, refinance, repeat), added floors and rooms, dealt with hoarder houses,* and did it all in between picking up her kids from school, taking them to practice, and oftentimes while working a nurse’s shift. Joanna proves *real estate investing is possible for everyone,* and within just a few years, your life can completely change because of it. Episode Show Notes: https://lnk.to/biggerpocketsYT Join BiggerPockets for FREE 👇 https://www.biggerpockets.com/signup?utm_source=owned_media 🎉Join us at the BiggerPockets Conference October 2-4 in Orlando. Buy tickets: https://biggerpockets.com/bpcon2026 Let Us Know What You Thought of the Show! https://www.BiggerPockets.com/Podcastfeedback Grab the BiggerPockets Book, _Raising Private Capital_ : https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/raising-private-capital-revised-edition?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Sign Up for the BiggerPockets Real Estate Newsletter: https://www.biggerpockets.com/email-subscribe?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Find Investor-Friendly Lenders: http://biggerpockets.com/findlenders How to Use a HELOC to Buy Real Estate: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/heloc-buy-real-estate?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Connect with Henry: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/henryw22?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Connect with Dave: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/davem27?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none