Episode #1264 Frec will analyze your portfolio and help you determine the best way to get started. Schedule a free portfolio analysis with the Frec team, or sign up and get $250 when you fund an account: https://frec.com/ After having her second daughter, *high school math teacher Christle Stezskal* had a choice to make—keep *working for little pay* and *give up the time she had with her* young *children,* or find another way to help provide for them. Her husband had just finished the personal finance classic, _Rich Dad Poor Dad_ , and knew rentals were the right move—but Christle was only working with a teacher’s salary. *She couldn’t buy $400,000 houses,* let alone $300,000 or $200,000 houses. But $50K - *$100K rental properties—that she could do.* The duo set off, finding an *out-of-state investing* market where the numbers would work. They purchased their first deal, and then… *lockdowns,* and a *tenant moving out* —terrible timing. That wouldn’t stop Christle. Now, just *six years later, she has a real estate portfolio of 19 cash-flowing rentals.* She’s gotten creative, buying *off-market properties, sending direct mail, and even bidding at courthouse auctions* to get rentals at the right price. Because of her hustle, *she’s quit her job,* now gets to spend time with her girls, and provides her family the financial future they’ve always dreamed of—and she didn’t need deep pockets to do it. 00:00 Intro 01:32 Struggling on Teacher’s Pay 03:06 First Deal, Then…Lockdowns 05:48 $50K for First Rental! 07:23 Buying Rentals at Auction 11:37 Next Rental for $21K!? 14:19 Sponsor: FREC! 15:19 Investing Closer to Home 18:52 Quitting Her Job 21:40 Current Portfolio 23:02 BEST Way to Find Discounted Deals 26:14 Buying $100K Properties 28:39 Self-Managing 19 Rentals 31:16 Scared to Invest? Hear This. 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 Classic, _Rich Dad Poor Dad_ : https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/rich-dad-poor-dad?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 an Investor-Friendly Agent in Your Area: http://biggerpockets.com/agentmatch _BiggerPockets Real Estate 1252_ - I Had 4 Kids, No Cash, and a Traveling Spouse: Now I’ve Got 4 Rentals w/Joanna Caldera: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-1252?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Connect with Christle: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/christles?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 BiggerPockets is not a customer of Frec. Frec paid a one-time fee for this post. Borrowing on margin adds to your risk. Investing involves risk, including the risk of loss. Brokerage services provided by Frec Securities LLC, member FINRA/SIPC and advisory services provided by Frec Advisers LLC, an SEC RIA. Both wholly owned subsidiaries of Frec Markets, Inc.