Tony Robinson has some great ideas, like creating a short-term rental empire in both Joshua Tree, California, and the Smoky Mountains over in Tennessee. Tony talked so highly of the latter investing region, that today’s guest, Cale Delaney decided to pack his whole family into the minivan and make the 10+ hour drive to check out the area. Shortly after, Cale was under contract for not one, not two, but three cabins!This wasn't Cale’s first experience with real estate investing. Back at the beginning of 2020, Cale had a mental shift where he realized that real estate could be the key to setting him financially free. He scoured homes all over his area of Florida until he came across a fourplex which rejected one offer from him but later accepted another. He made three of these units long-term rentals, and the other one a short-term rental.Cale went from zero to ten units in only a year and a half or so, without a ton of management experience of extravagant funding. If he can do it, you can too!In This Episode We CoverHow to get your first property under contract, even if you keep getting rejectedManaging locally before stepping into long-distance investingHow a quick closing can lead to more deals in your pipelineGetting off-market properties under contract even in a competitive areaFinancing real estate investments using conventional loans, HELOCs, and moreScheduling time now to plan for freedom tomorrowAnd So Much More!Links from the ShowReal Estate Rookie Youtube ChannelAshley's InstagramTony's InstagramReal Estate Rookie FaceBook GroupAirbnbGoogle MapsZillowMLSBiggerPockets PodcastHospitablePriceLabsStessaQuickbooksRUBSHost FinancialVisio LendingLendSimpliRookie Podcast 51: 18 Deals in 2 Years AND a Full Time Job with Kevin ChristensenBiggerPockets ForumsFacebook MarketplaceCraigslistCheck the full show notes here: https://www.biggerpockets.com/rookie121See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.