From Zero to 11 Real Estate Deals in 6 Years by Buying Properties 99% Ignore

From Zero to 11 Real Estate Deals in 6 Years by Buying Properties 99% Ignore

May 4, 2026 · 41 min

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Tiffany Da Silva shares her journey of starting with zero experience and making 11 real estate deals in six years by investing in overlooked properties.

You don’t need a huge savings account or even a ton of life experience to start investing in real estate. At just 18 years old, today’s guest used her entire life savings to buy her first real estate deal. It was just an empty parcel of land, but it ended up becoming a $120K home-run deal that catapulted her toward 10 more deals over the next six years! Welcome back to the Real Estate Rookie podcast! Tiffany Da Silva had just graduated from high school when she decided to go (literally) all-in on real estate investing. Despite having no credit and just $12,000 to her name, she took the plunge, using every last dollar to bid on an empty parcel of land at a tax deed sale. What was going to be a simple land flip turned into a rental property that has made her over $120,000! With proof of concept, Tiffany went back to the well, buying up several more real estate owned (REO) properties at auctions and even dabbling in new construction. Whether you feel you’re too young to invest, too old to start, or somewhere in the middle, anyone can follow Tiffany’s blueprint and copy her success! In This Episode We Cover How Tiffany bought her first real estate deal at just 18 years old Tiffany’s…

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