From Starting Over at 30 to 17 Rentals (and Financial Freedom) 5 Years Later

BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast · Sep 15, 2025 · 32m

At 30, Sarah King was forced to liquidate all her assets after a messy divorce. She had to start over and rebuild any wealth she had acquired, all while being a single mom to her one-year-old. Now, just five years later, she has 17 rental properties and is on track to retire early as a multimillionaire over a decade before traditional retirement age. She did it all with very little money and creatively found ways to invest without having a huge bank account.

And she’s done it all while working full-time.

After building up a small rental portfolio with her now ex-husband, Sarah already had…