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Regular Investor Makes $1.5M by Recognizing This Rare “Upside” on Her Rental

Feb 10, 2025

Dina Onur, a successful real estate investor and home healthcare business owner, shares her journey from overcoming bankruptcy to netting a $1.5 million profit on a single-family home investment. She discusses her unique ability to spot hidden opportunities and the significance of understanding zoning laws before purchasing properties. From navigating renovations on multifamily units to balancing her business and investment endeavors, Dina emphasizes the power of community and strategic networking in achieving success in real estate.

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Dina Onur transformed her financial life through strategic real estate investing, leveraging community insights to identify lucrative opportunities despite past setbacks.

Her success story highlights the critical importance of understanding property zoning, which enabled a remarkable $1.5 million profit from a multifamily investment.

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Dina Onur's Entrepreneurial Journey

Dina Onur's journey into real estate investing began after a series of entrepreneurial setbacks, including a bankruptcy resulting from a failed business. Originally immersed in her father’s business as a teenager, she later ventured into home healthcare, which eventually opened her eyes to the potential within the real estate market. As clients frequently sought assistance with selling their homes, Dina recognized an opportunity to purchase properties directly, steering her focus toward multifamily homes which offered reduced risk compared to single-family rentals. This shift in mindset marked the commencement of her successful trajectory in real estate investment, as she began to actively seek and evaluate deals.

Intro

3min

From Healthcare to Real Estate: An Entrepreneur's Journey

4min

Navigating the First Steps in Multifamily Real Estate Investing

6min

Navigating Rental Property Investments

5min

Blending Healthcare with Real Estate

6min

Navigating Real Estate Development

11min

Imagine making $1,500,000 on one regular real estate deal. We’re not talking about a huge apartment complex or commercial real estate investment. $1,500,000 on a single-family home purchase. How is that even possible? Dina Onur is more than a million dollars richer after spotting one rare real estate investing “upside” at the closing table. And the best part? She’s just a regular, everyday investor.

Dina runs her own home healthcare business and is a mom of three, but she decided, “I’m not busy enough; let’s start buying (and renovating) rentals!” So, that’s exactly what she did. Her clients routinely had houses to sell, so instead of passing them along to real estate agents she knew, Dina made the jump, buying a triplex to test her hand at rental property investing. She did a BIG renovation but created some serious sweat equity as a result. The next rental? Double the size—a six-unit investment property.

But, none of these compare to the one deal that is making her over a million dollars. This was such a rare find that Dina was offered hundreds of thousands of dollars over the asking price to sell it to other investors. She refused, and if you can find a property like hers, you too could make a seven-figure profit on your next real estate deal.

In This Episode We Cover:

How Dina made $1,500,000 on a real estate deal everyone else overlooked

Pulling yourself up from bankruptcy to rebuild your financial life

The one reason you ALWAYS check the zoning of a property before you buy

Why Dina refuses to invest in single-family homes and sees them as too risky

Using a HELOC (home equity line of credit) to fund your home renovations

Financing new construction and a sneaky way to get around the massive down payment

And So Much More!

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