The Small Sacrifices That Gave Me 25 Rentals and $18,000/Month Cash Flow

BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast · Feb 9, 2026 · 37m

One property can change your entire life. Less than a decade after buying your first, you could be completely financially free, like today’s guest, who has one piece of advice:

“Just buy something.”

Cameron Philgreen bought a small house in Kansas. Less than ten years later, that home’s profit allowed him to build his dream business—a coffee shop that he runs, instead of working a 9-5 job. But that’s just the effect of one property. After finding BiggerPockets, Cameron knew he needed to start actually investing. His goal? 25 rentals by 2025. He did it in under a decade.

By trading comfort for…