Real Estate Investing with Marco Santarelli, Investor and Entrepreneur.
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Learn how BUSY PEOPLE like you can build substantial passive income while creating wealth for the long-term. Gain expert knowledge and advice on real estate investing as Marco Santarelli (of Norada Real Estate Investments) shares his strategies and valuable insights with a special emphasis on Passive and Turnkey (done-for-you) real estate investments. Discover proven strategies and a wealth formula for making money with real estate in ANY market and avoid common and costly mistakes. If you're looking for "bigger pockets" and ACTIONABLE advice on the road to financial freedom, then this is the podcast for you! Grab a coffee or...
Based on 6 episodes we listened to · September 2026
Rental-property finance becomes legible through concrete discussions of leverage, lending, inspections, market selection, and the responsibilities that remain after a deal closes.
Passive Real Estate Investing turns rental-property finance into a working set of decisions. Marco Santorelli and guest host Melissa Nash move between interviews and question-led explanations, keeping the focus on how rental deals are financed, evaluated, and managed rather than…
Melissa Nash asks for rental math; you get four houses' worth of reasons to check the arithmetic.
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A practical guide for first-time investors weighing cash flow, stability, and upside.
Marco Santorelli uses a Throwback Thursday episode to answer a first-time investor's question about the kinds of properties and markets that can support passive income through rentals.
A grounded reminder that leverage works best when the deal structure leaves room for the numbers to do their job.
This conversation turns a property refinance into a plainspoken look at leverage and the tradeoff between holding cash and putting it to work.
A plainspoken leverage lesson that makes rental math easy to follow.
This episode turns a plainspoken leverage example into a clear lesson on financing, appreciation, and amortization. Aaron Chapman and Melissa Nash keep the math easy to track while still covering cash flow, loan paydown, and the value of staying bankable when building a…
A practical DSCR lesson on when rental financing gets easier, and when the numbers start working against you.
Erin Chapman keeps the discussion on DSCR financing clear and practical. She makes the point without padding: larger loan balances tend to work better, while smaller loans run into costs and pricing that start to erode the deal.
A grounded investing story about debt, mentorship, and a two-year commitment to financial freedom.
Adam's story follows a move from debt and early investing mistakes toward a cleaner path to financial freedom. What makes it work is the process, not the theory: he leans on a mentor, uses a checklist, learns through trial and error, and then makes a two-year commitment with his…
A practical lending conversation that urges buyers to treat inspections and appraisals as their own responsibility.
Melissa Nash frames the discussion around a habit newer investors often skip: asking the harder questions. Aaron Chapman comes back to the same point, that the lender should not be the only set of eyes that matter.
A practical tax refresher on how real estate professional status can affect passive losses.
Marco Santorelli returns to a familiar tax issue for passive real estate investors: when real estate professional status changes how losses can be used. The episode keeps its focus on the rule itself and why it matters when passive losses need a place to offset ordinary income.
A diversification question becomes a simple framework for choosing between one market and several.
Marco takes a listener question about diversification and keeps it grounded in the usual tradeoffs: how much weight to give one local market, and when appreciation, cap rate, and geography point in different directions. His answer is plain enough.
Stephen Dubner tests bourbon economics, Alzheimer's research, and money advice against hard data.
Daily business news with Kai Ryssdal, tracking Fed policy, oil shocks, and private credit.
Galloway rotates Office Hours Q&A, Raging Moderates politics, and China Decode geopolitics weekly.
Joel and Matt answer listener money questions weekly in the show's Ask HTM segments.
Brené Brown's long-form conversations linking grief, caregiving, politics, and nonviolence to her vulnerability research.
Melissa asks Robert to tell listeners who he is and who he helps.
Marco Santarelli answers a listener's question about investing in cheap properties, explaining that 'cheap' is relative to market and neighborhood.
This episode addresses whether new real estate investors need an LLC before buying their first rental property, explaining that it depends on the loan type: conventional loans don't require one upfront but allow transfers later, while DSCR loans do.
Marco Santarelli answers a listener's question about first-time real estate investing, outlining a top-down approach focusing on markets, neighborhoods, and property quality.
Aaron Chapman, a real estate investor and lender, explains how leveraging properties can double returns compared to paying cash, using math and examples.
Adam calls himself a finance nerd, and Melissa Nash uses that easy label to get into the messier story: debt, investing, and the slow move toward financial freedom.
Marco Santarelli revisits a past episode answering a listener's question on qualifying as a real estate professional for tax benefits.
Marco Santarelli answers a listener's question about buying an owner-financed property, explaining when it makes sense to pay full price, how to evaluate cash flow, and the strategic benefits for both buyers and sellers.
Marco Santarelli answers a listener's question about residential versus non-residential real estate in San Antonio, explaining the key drivers for both sectors, including yield, business confidence, demographics, and economic indicators, to help investors make informed decisions.
Aaron Chapman, an investor-friendly lender, explains what lenders really look for in loan applications and appraisals, offering strategies to avoid common pitfalls and handle issues like low valuations.
Marco Santarelli answers a listener's question about diversifying a real estate portfolio across multiple markets versus concentrating in one area, explaining the risk-reduction benefits of geographic diversification and offering financing strategies for scaling beyond conventional loan limits.
Erin Chapman, an investor-friendly lender, discusses DSCR loans and financing rentals in LLCs, emphasizing relationship-building over cheap rates, sharing cautionary tales, and explaining strategies for scaling portfolios while avoiding common pitfalls.
This episode discusses whether current mortgage rates are too high for real estate investors and features an interview with a mortgage financing expert.
Host Melissa Nash interviews Adam Rapkin about his journey and strategies for building passive income through real estate investments.
Marco Santarelli discusses whether it's wise to buy real estate when interest rates are rising, emphasizing that tenants pay the mortgage.
Guest host Melissa Nash answers the most common questions about turnkey real estate investing, providing a crash course for busy people.
Marco Santarelli discusses why mortgage interest rates don't matter for long-term real estate investors, featuring mortgage expert Aaron Chapman.
This episode discusses how to beat inflation through real estate investing and promissory notes, with a focus on passive income strategies.
This episode discusses choosing the best real estate markets using a top-down approach to align with investment goals.
Marco Santarelli explains DSCR loans as a powerful tool for financing rental properties with easy qualification based on property income rather than personal income.
This episode revisits a past interview about retiring early with real estate, discussing strategies for achieving financial independence through passive real estate investments.
Marco Santarelli introduces a throwback episode featuring Tom Lonnie discussing the Bulletproof Wealth Strategy and becoming your own bank for real estate investing.