Episode #1303 Join the Future of Real Estate Investing with Fundrise. Start with as little as $10: https://fundrise.com/pockets When the Great Recession hit, *Andy Gil lost his business.* Suddenly, he was forced to start over, and it was scary. But the fear of losing everything again was the driving force behind what would come next. Andy got serious, *raising his young kids in an 800-square-foot house, driving 10-year-old cars,* and funneling *every spare dollar* into savings *so he could start buying rental properties.* These were the types of sacrifices the average investor probably _wouldn’t_ make, but they became the catalyst for scaling to *58 rental units in just four years!* What’s more, Andy has never had the benefit of 3% mortgage rates. He got into *real estate investing* at the tail end of *2022,* meaning he’s been able to *grow his large, cash-flowing real estate portfolio in a tough housing market* with high interest rates—all while *using very little of his own money.* Today, he *manages his own rentals* _and_ other people’s properties, *deploying a unique investing strategy that has even helped him acquire a 30-unit property.* In this episode, he’s sharing exactly what that strategy is (and how YOU can implement it), what he’s learned in over *20 years of contracting experience,* and *how to use AI to gain an edge in today’s market.* 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 Dave’s Book, _Start with Strategy_ : https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/start-with-strategy?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Sign Up for the Investor Brief Newsletter: https://www.biggerpockets.com/email-subscribe?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Find Investor-Friendly Lenders: http://biggerpockets.com/findlenders _BiggerPockets Real Estate_ 803 – Building a $1.8M Real Estate Portfolio by Outsourcing Your “Weaknesses” w/ Andy Gil: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-803?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Connect with Andy: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/andrewg689?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 0:00 Intro 2:06 Losing His Business in 2008 4:16 58 Units in 4 Years! 6:01 Living Below Your Means 12:12 Ever Heard of THIS Strategy? 18:11 Buying a 30-Unit Property 22:36 Persistence Is THE Key! 28:12 Using AI in Real Estate 31:02 Connect with Andy!