Big Changes I’m Making to My Portfolio This Year (That Will Make Me Richer)

About this episode

Tony shares his experiences and strategies for managing a real estate portfolio, including updates on his hotel investment and advice for new investors in the short-term rental market.

Many rookies think things become easy once you’ve built a large real estate portfolio, but that’s far from true. Even with 26 short-term rentals, a 13-unit hotel, and a few house flips under his belt, Tony deals with many of the typical rookie challenges. In today’s episode, he’s sharing the lessons he’s learned and the rental pivots he’s making so YOU can grow and scale like him! Welcome back to the Real Estate Rookie podcast! Last time we checked in with Tony about his real estate business, he was in the process of stabilizing his new hotel. Now, with an entire calendar year in the books, we’ll revisit the property and how it’s performing today. We’ll also hear about Tony’s next hotel investment and how he’s approaching it differently now that he has proof of concept. Tony also outlines the best course of action for new investors who want to break into the short-term rental space in 2026. Finally, what does a day in the life of a full-time real estate investor look like? Tony gives you an inside look at the flexibility he enjoys by owning rental properties that you don’t get with a nine-to-five job! In This Episode We Cover Rental pivots Tony’s making in 2026 for even bigger…

People in this episode

Guest: Tony

Topics covered

• real estate investing
• short-term rentals
• portfolio management
• hotel investment
• rookie challenges

Keywords

• real estate
• investing
• short-term rentals
• hotel investment
• portfolio
• rookie challenges
• flexibility
• returns
• market

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Organizations: BiggerPockets

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