Episode #1213 Try REsimpli, The Only All-In-One Real Estate Investor CRM Software That Helps You Manage Data, Marketing, Sales, and Operations. Get 50% Off Your First Month! https://resimpli.com/biggerpockets/ Invest in High-ROI Turnkey Rentals with Rent to Retirement: https://www.renttoretirement.com/ or Txt REI to 33777 Episode Show Notes: https://lnk.to/biggerpocketsYT Join BiggerPockets for FREE 👇 https://www.biggerpockets.com/signup?utm_source=owned_media Let Us Know What You Thought of the Show! https://www.BiggerPockets.com/Podcastfeedback Grab the Book, _The Small and Mighty Investor_ : https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/small-and-mighty-real-estate-investor?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 Invest in Real Estate on a Middle-Class Salary ($70K or Less): https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1164?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Connect with Ben: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/benv73?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 Within three years, this high school teacher bought eight rental units, giving him an extra $1,600/month in pure cash flow and helping him pay for his child’s future. Through a combination of affordable markets, “reverse BRRRRs,” and beginner-friendly renovations, Ben Vidovich has built financial freedom that middle-class America rarely achieves. With his first child on the way, Ben knew he needed something more than the retirement account he was throwing his money into. As a high school teacher living in one of America’s most expensive markets, buying a rental property nearby was far from possible, and Ben wasn’t sitting on piles of cash. So, Ben hunted down “affordable” markets across America, took the leap, and bought his first rental property, a duplex, for under $200,000. Three years later, he’s perfected the reverse BRRRR strategy to scale quickly, using local banks to fund renovations and rehabs on multiple homes, all from thousands of miles away. Now, he’s starting to buy these houses in cash for better passive income and the ability to leverage them to buy even more rentals. This is a repeatable, middle-class investing strategy anyone can follow, and Ben is actively using it in 2025! 00:00 Intro 01:39 Teacher Salary Won’t Cut It 03:35 Why Rentals? 04:51 Investing from 2,000+ Miles Away 09:27 First Rental ($170K Duplex!) 11:57 Inheriting Tenants vs. Buy Vacant 14:05 Sponsor: REsimpli! 14:45 $0 Down Loan (Reverse BRRRR) 21:56 ANYONE Can Do This! 23:52 Buying Affordable Rentals in Cash 27:38 Current Portfolio and Cash Flow