BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast These Properties Make WAY More Than Rentals ($2,000+ Per Month!)
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Jul 2, 2025 Nate Weintraub and Tony Robinson share their journeys from traditional rental properties to lucrative investments in self-storage and boutique hotels. They reveal how these alternative properties can generate $2,000+ monthly cash flow and are often much more affordable than you’d expect. Nate explains the appeal of toiletless self-storage, while Tony highlights automation strategies for managing short-term rentals. They discuss the pros and cons of their approaches, making a compelling case for why these investment types might just be the future of real estate.
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Nate's Toilet-Free Investment
- Nate switched from long-term rentals to self-storage to avoid the frequent maintenance headaches like clogged toilets.
- Nate has one toilet in his self-storage office that nobody uses, eliminating tenant plumbing issues.
Scale Short-Term Rentals Efficiently
- With a solid management system, running a short-term rental should only take a couple of hours per week per property.
- Scaling to six or seven short-term rentals while working full-time is possible with automation and good systems.
Profitable Small-Town Self-Storage
- Nate bought a 63-unit self-storage facility for $350,000 in a small town, with a 20% down payment.
- Last year, it generated $23,000 cash flow, yielding a 31.6% cash-on-cash return after expenses.