Meet Michael
My Real Estate Investing Journey
2024
- Sold 7-unit property in KY for an IRR of 14%
- Converted STR condo in TN to an arbitrage, so now receives a fixed monthly rent and there are no variable expenses
2023
- Purchased new primary residence near old primary in the Bay Area.
- Converted prior Bay Area house hack duplex into a full-time rental with an average cash-on-cash return of 7.4%.
2022
- Sold 1st investment property purchased for 2.08x what it was purchased for and 1031 exchanged into the below TN property
- Purchased a short-term rental cabin in Tennessee
- Purchased a short-term rental condo in Tennessee
2021
- Sold 2nd investment property purchased for 1.4x what I purchased it for
- Purchased a house-hack duplex in the Bay Area, California, living in one unit while renting out the other
- Sold 12 unit mixed-use property in OH for an IRR of 36% via a 1031 exchange
- Invested in a short-term rental property in Tennessee with 1031 proceeds
2021
- Purchased a small single-family home in Kansas City, Missouri to flip, underwent rehab, kept it as a rental for 1 yr and sold for an IRR of 29%
- Converted primary CA home into a mid-term rental with an average cash-on-cash return of 17%
- Purchased a 2nd short-term rental in Lisbon, Portugal
2020
- Sold MO duplexes for an IRR of 12%
- Used proceeds to purchase a short-term rental in Lisbon, Portugal
- Purchased a small single-family home in Birmingham, AL as a flip through my IRA, initiated rehab, and sold it with an IRR of 50%.
2019
- Purchased a 7-unit property in KY and performed minor rehab work which increased monthly rents by $1,500.
- Purchased a 6-unit property in OH, conducted rehabilitation, and sold it nine months later with an IRR of 47%.
- Purchased a 12-unit mixed-use property (9 residential units and 3 commercial spaces) in OH, underwent rehabilitation
2018
- Purchased an 8-unit property in KY, conducted renovations, and implemented better management practices, resulting in an additional monthly rental income of approximately $2,500
- Purchased & transformed a mixed-use property in KY from a 4-unit residential and 4-unit commercial into a 15-unit residential and 2-unit commercial setup
- Purchased a 4-unit property in KY and conducted a total gut rehab, increasing monthly rental income by $2,200
2018
- Purchased an 8-unit property in OH and underwent extensive rehab, resulting in an additional monthly rental income of $4,000
- Purchased a 5-unit property in OH, did minor rehab work, and increased monthly rental income by $1,500
- Purchased a primary home on the central coast of CA
2017
- Purchased a triplex in Alaska, that had a rent to price ratio of 0.75. Made renovations and created a price to rent ratio of 1.08.
2016
- Purchased two duplexes in Missouri
- Invested in a NN property with a national chain tenant
2015
- Purchased second investment property in Southern California
2014
- Purchased my first investment property (single-family home) in Southern California
2012
- Started my self-education journey into the world of rental real estate
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