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BiggerPockets Real Estate · August 24, 2026 · 31m

From Waiting Tables to $13,000+/Month in Just 3 Years (Thanks to Rentals)

Three years ago, Andres Martinez was waiting tables. Now he owns 10 rental properties and has a portfolio generating over $13,000 in monthly cash flow, allowing him to quit his job. His success is driven entirely by a co-living strategy, housing multiple tenants under the same roof to maximize income. In this episode, Martinez shares the hard-won lessons from his rapid scaling, including making hundreds of daily cold calls for off-market deals and managing difficult contractor and tenant situations.

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Highlights

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Co-Living for Maximum Cash Flow
Andres Martinez's primary strategy was co-living—renting to multiple tenants under one roof—to maximize the cash flow from every property he bought.
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Aggressive Off-Market Deal Finding
To find properties without competing on the open market, Martinez made 200 cold calls a day directly to homeowners.
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Critically Managing Co-Living Operations
Martinez explains the number one thing an investor must get right when operating a co-living property to make the strategy work.

Editorial

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Using Other People's Money (OPM) to Scale Faster
A key lesson shared is how to scale a real estate portfolio quickly by using other people's money.
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Navigating Shady Contractors and Tenant Disputes
Martinez's growth was not smooth; he dealt with untrustworthy contractors and difficult tenant situations along the way.
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