What Is It Really Like to Run a Landlord Business? | Interview with Elise Ilunga

What does it actually take to become a landlord?

I sit down with Elise Ilunga, a real estate investor and landlord, to talk about what it's really like to own and manage rental properties. Instead of focusing on the glamorous side of real estate investing, we discuss the day-to-day realities of being a landlord, the lessons learned along the way, and what surprised him most after getting started.

In this episode, we discuss:

• Why Elise chose to become a landlord before becoming a full-time investor
• The biggest misconceptions about owning rental properties
• Managing contractors, paperwork, insurance, and tenant relationships
• Organizing physical and digital records to stay on top of the business
• Tax advantages  ...