Episode 792

Buy Rental Properties with NO Money Down | Martine Richardson

Martine Richardson explains how to buy rental properties with no money down, use private lenders, negotiate smarter, and build cash flow for freedom.

In this episode of RealDealChat, Jack Hoss sits down with Martine Richardson, real estate investor, lender strategist, and coach, to break down how everyday investors can buy rental properties with no money down—even in today’s market.

Martine shares her journey from getting fired at Fannie Mae and having her car repossessed to building long-term freedom through rental real estate. She explains how wholesaling led her to rentals, why private lenders are the key to scaling, and how strong relationships consistently outperform cold marketing.

This episode is packed with real negotiation tactics, including how Martine walks into every house with five offers, why framing offers as questions works, and how putting contracts in writing (with deadlines) gets sellers to call back.

You’ll also learn how she screens tenants to avoid headaches, why free property management tools beat paid software early on, how to overcome limiting beliefs that stall deals, and how her students are closing cash-flowing rentals with zero of their own money.

If you want rentals, cash flow, and freedom — this is a must-listen.

👉 Learn more about Martine: lender.martinerichardson.com

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⏱️ Timestamps:

00:00 – Fired, repossessed & forced to rethink everything

01:30 – From Fannie Mae to real estate investing

03:00 – Why wholesaling led to rentals

04:30 – The rental “light bulb” moment

06:15 – Buying rentals with no money down

07:50 – Private lenders: the real key to scale

09:30 – Why relationship-based deal flow wins

11:00 – Five-offer negotiation strategy

13:00 – Turning low offers into conversations

15:00 – Why written contracts trigger callbacks

16:45 – Free property management tools that work

18:45 – Scaling pain: “contractor babysitting”

20:15 – How to screen tenants the smart way

22:00 – Landlord verification (95% accuracy)

23:45 – Limiting beliefs that kill deals

25:30 – Confidence, fear & execution

27:45 – Coaching, lender communities & deal flow

30:00 – Student case study: $0 in, $600/month cash flow

33:40 – Rapid Fire: lies, advice, books & tools

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We gather amazing stories from leaders in Real Estate Investing. In each episode, our guests will tell you what they are doing that works, what they tried that failed, and best of all you'll learn actionable steps to take your real estate investing to the next level.