Episode #1306 Get Your Free Rental Property Portfolio Checkup, with Mynd: https://www.mynd.co/bp/portfolio-checkup?%20utm_source=biggerpockets&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=bp_midyear_checkup_pm_2026&utm_content=july_newsletter_2026_07_19 Worried you’ll come up short in retirement? When *Brian Waters* ran the numbers, he realized he was still *decades away from being able to leave his nine-to-five.* He needed a lifeline, and he found one in *real estate investing.* In just five years, *he has scaled to 20 rental properties,* and against all odds, *he’s already on track to retire early!* When we last checked in with Brian, he was buying simple, affordable, *turnkey properties* 2,000 miles away. But recently, he’s pivoted to a “hybrid” investing strategy you’ve probably never heard of, one that’s helping him *scale his real estate portfolio even faster.* In the past six months alone, he’s added six rentals—all *while working full-time,* coaching football on the weekends, and staying fully present with his family. Today, Brian shares the *highly “repeatable” formula* he’s using to tie everything together, makes a convincing case for *keeping your W-2 job while you grow your real estate business,* and shows you how to use *other people’s money* (and knowledge) to stack properties much faster than you ever could alone. 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 Book, _Long-Distance Real Estate Investing_ : https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/long-distance-real-estate-investing?utm_source=owned_media Sign Up for the Investor Brief Newsletter: https://www.biggerpockets.com/email-subscribe?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Find an Investor-Friendly Agent in Your Area: http://biggerpockets.com/agentmatch _BiggerPockets Real Estate_ 1198 – I Started BRRRR-ing in My Mid-40s, Now I’ll Retire a Decade Earlier w/ Brian Waters: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1198?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Connect with Brian: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/brianwaters1?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 1:14 Table of Contents 1:32 Building His Rental Portfolio 4:04 Why Turnkey Real Estate? 8:23 Recycling Your Money 10:34 Building Your Out-of-State Team 15:22 Sponsor: Mynd! 15:51 Brian’s “Repeatable” Formula 21:51 The “BRRRR-Key” Strategy 24:21 $75K+ Equity on ONE Deal! 25:37 Scaling with Creative Finance 31:02 Meet Brian at BPCON2026! 33:03 Connect with Brian!