06/11/2026
The rental property question comes up constantly.
“Should we buy a rental property to generate extra income?”
And it makes sense on the surface… buy a property, collect rent, build wealth.
Except when you actually run the numbers, most high earners netting $300–$600 a month on a property they’re fully managing aren’t building anything. They’re just more busy than they were before.
There’s nothing passive about rental real estate. One tenant issue, one repair, one month of vacancy and the math falls apart completely.
When does it actually work well?
When you treat it like a business.
Multiple properties,
a management company,
a real P&L.
Typically not a 43-year-old couple with $2M in investments buying one property hoping it moves the needle.
🎙️ Beyond The First Million Ep. 7 is out now.
Link in bio.
Save this and share with someone who needs to hear it. The math on rental real estate is rarely what it looks like from the outside.
