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Feb 10, 2021

“At the end of the day, being a long-distance investor is going to be inevitable, but you got to have the right people on your team, that doing everything that needs to be done.”

 

Today I had the pleasure of speaking with Cindy Byler, the owner of Passive Patriots, LLC. She is a buy-and-hold real estate investor who primarily invests in her hometown-area in Elmira, NY, who currently lives in Central Texas.  So all acquisitions, remodeling, and rentals are managed from over 1600 miles away. 

 

Let’s jump right into this episode and learn more about managing your real estate investment from miles away.

[00:01 - 05:54] Opening Segment

  • Let’s bring Cindy Byler to the show.
  • Cindy talks about how she manages her real estate business from 1600 miles away.
  • She started as a long-distance landlord.
    • At the end of the day, being a long-distance investor is going to be inevitable.
    • Have the right people on your team, that doing everything that needs to be done.

[05:55 - 13:49] Being a Long-distance Investor

  • Cindy talks about her plan to purchase a property in San Antonio. 
    • The consideration to self manages or being another tenant.
  • Cindy shares about her first issue and mistake in hiring an unreliable property manager.
  • Find the right property manager for you.
    • It’s almost like a partnership because at the end of the day, they will not only managing the property but also helping you grow.
  • Cindy talks about her properties and how she manages them.
    • She manages the single-family home.
    • Her property manager manages the multi-family properties.
  • Self-managing vs. hiring a property manager.

[13:50 - 23:27] Life as a Military Wife

  • Cindy talks about her husband’s military career.
    • He has been in the military for 8,5 years.
    • She talks about her family’s plans for the future.
  • Cindy shares about her husband’s career goals.
    • He goes to school while being in the military.
    • He is going to pursue his Doctorate in physician assistant and surgery.
  • Cindy talks about replacing her income with her rentals.
  • Cindy shares about the beginning of her marriage story being a military wife.
    • Facing the deployments.
    • She got pregnant after she was just beginning her school year.
  • Choosing family over career.
    • She shares her story of putting her career on hold to be with her children.
    • Supporting her husband in med-school.
    • Moving three times in 3 years.
    • Got her master’s degree during that time. 

 

Tweetable Quotes:

“At the end of the day, being a long-distance investor is going to be inevitable.”- Cindy Byler.

“It’s almost like a partnership because at the end of the day, they will not only managing the property but also helping you grow.”- Cindy Byler.

“The key is to have the right people on your team, that doing everything that needs to be done.”- Cindy Byler.

 

You can connect with Cindy on Linkedin.

 

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