Lauren kicks off by asking who Sabrina asks for advice. She leans on supportive individuals and does not ask those that are not supportive of real estate investing and risk. Sabrina’sfirst job out of college was selling mattresses, and so she figured selling big ticket items like houses would mean making bigger money than selling mattresses. Lauren, whose career was in sales, points out that increasing yourincome is a key part of personal finance. Speaking of personal finance, Lauren asks how Sabrina bought her first investment properties. Her first home appreciated enough to buy an investment property when she sold it. As sheworked her way up in tech sales, she made more and more money, saving a big chunk of it. That’s how she bought additional properties. Sabrina’s goal is to be financially independent by age 43. Currently, Sabrina has 3 properties, and she tells us how they’re performing. The one that is paid off has 10% ROI. Her second property is appreciating and doing a bit better than breakeven. Her third property is just getting going now. Lauren asks Sabrina who she thinksshould get into real estate. Basically, anyone can as long as they act in spite of fear! They close the conversation by looking toward the future, and Sabrina would like to add at least 2 more properties.

If you liked this episode, you’ll also like episode 147: 51k in Debt to House Hacking or 128: Managing STRs from Abroad.

About Sabrina:

Sabrina Carrender is one of Lauren's best friends whom I met in college. Sabrina has been interested in real estate for many years. She was a real estate agent for 6 years and a property manager for 3. Knowing she had the interest and the skills to build her own portfolio, Sabrina worked hard and saved cash for 3 years to buy her first 2 rentals (in 2022 and 2023). She added her 3rd property in 2025. Sabrina currently lives in Naples, Florida, where she runs her own business (Lovegood Lingerie) and loves spending time with friends, traveling, gardening, and doing yoga.

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