#338 - Scaling to 6 Short-Term Rentals in 13 Months Using Every Financing Trick in the Book - Joanna N

Joining us in this episode of Living Off Rentals is a real estate investor who scaled from zero to six short-term rental properties (very soon to be 7) in just 13 months by using nearly every financing strategy available, from DSCR loans, to HELOCs, to a self-directed IRA.

Joanna N is the co-owner of One Life Getaways and a member of my STR Blueprint program.

Before real estate, she built a career as a chiropractor, then pivoted through sales, sales training, leadership development, and recruiting — a path she once saw as a string of failures, but now credits as the foundation for how she successfully runs her STR business today.

Listen as Joanna shares the financing strategies that helped her get started, buying the right property, building a team, and the practical advice she has for anyone looking to invest in short-term rentals. Enjoy the show!

Key Takeaways:

[00:00] Introducing Joanna N. and her background

[02:57] How she got started with short-term rentals

[04:55] The benefits of short-term rentals

[06:51] Picking the right market

[10:21] Assessing your best place to buy property

[11:44] Confidence of investing remotely

[14:31] Working with a listing agent