626: How “Turnkey” Rentals Can Help You Build Real Estate Riches Faster

<p><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/turnkey-properties-worth-it" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Turnkey rental properties</strong></a> have become a fan favorite for rookie real estate investors and investors who <strong>don't have enough time</strong> to manage their rehabs and rental properties. Turnkey real estate is marketed as a way for real estate investors to buy a <strong>rehabbed property</strong>, often with <strong>tenants and management in place</strong>, leaving them with just rent checks to collect. One company, <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/co/RentToRetirement" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Rent To Retirement</strong></a><strong>,</strong> has become one of the most popular places to find turnkey investment properties—and for a good reason.</p><p>Behind the helm is <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/zacharycole" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Zach Lemaster</strong></a>, former optometrist, and current real estate investor. After going through <strong>eight years of school</strong>, Zach was left with <strong>six figures in student loan debt</strong> and a job that required him to be on-site for the majority of his waking hours. Like most new real estate investors, Zach had hit a breaking point and realized he needed <strong>something else that could provide him income</strong>, without the time commitment.</p><p>After shelling out a large sum on a <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/newbie-guide-to-wholesaling" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>wholesaling</strong></a> course, Zach began using his assignment fee profits and salary from his job to <strong>buy rental properties</strong>. Every year he would buy more and more rentals, allowing him to finally scale into what he calls “<strong>turnkey commercial</strong>” (triple net) properties that give him sizable rent checks without any of the management headaches. Zach has a real estate investing path worth repeating, and he expl