He Bought 58 Rental Units in Just 4 Years by Solving Other Landlords’ Problems

BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast · Jul 13, 2026 · 35m

When the Great Recession hit, Andy Gil lost his business. Suddenly, he was forced to start over. But the fear of losing everything again was the driving force behind what would come next.

Andy got serious, raising his young kids in an 800-square-foot house, driving 10-year-old cars, and funneling every spare dollar into savings so he could start buying rental properties. These were the types of sacrifices the average investor probably wouldn’t make, but they became the catalyst for scaling to 58 rental units in just four years!

What’s more, Andy has never had the benefit of 3% mortgage rates…