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EPISODE #06

How Sarah Weaver Used Medium-Term Rentals to Fund a Life of World Travel

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EPISODE #06 SUMMARY

Hear how Sarah scaled medium-term rentals remotely, built passive income, and designed a life of full-time travel.

Sarah Weaver shares how she built a 20-unit rental portfolio across four states while traveling full-time to 56 countries on all seven continents. Sarah breaks down how she transitioned from traditional long-term rentals into medium-term rentals, why furnished rentals became a powerful cash flow strategy, and how she learned to invest remotely without being tied to a single location. She also explains the systems she uses to self-manage properties from abroad, the importance of deal analysis and investor networking, and how she overcame fear and analysis paralysis while scaling her portfolio. Along the way, Sarah shares insights on digital nomad life, location-independent entrepreneurship, remote real estate investing, and how she designed a lifestyle built around freedom, travel, and intentional living through cash-flowing rental properties.

About the Guest

Sarah Weaver

Sarah Weaver is a real estate investor who owns 20 rental units in four states, including 11 furnished rentals that she self-manages remotely while traveling the world as a full-time digital nomad. She is also an author, speaker and business strategist who offers her real estate investor clients everything from hands-on mentorship to full-service furnished rental design. She has visited 56 countries across all seven continents and runs epic international retreats around the world for real estate investors.

3 Real Estate Investing Lessons
  • You have to be good at analyzing deals.
  • You don’t need to know the how — you need to know the who.
  • Learn how to function in the fear.
Time Stamped Show Notes

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  • 00:00 – Introduction & Meet Sarah Weaver
  • 01:12 – From Kansas to Full-Time Digital Nomad
  • 03:16 – Buying the First Rental Property
  • 04:38 – Early Cash Flow & House Hacking
  • 06:05 – Why Sarah Switched to Medium-Term Rentals
  • 07:23 – Invested Adventures & Investor Retreats
  • 09:55 – ARIA Design Services for Furnished Rentals
  • 11:22 – Sarah’s Real Estate Mentorship Program
  • 13:14 – Lesson #1: Master Deal Analysis
  • 16:37 – Lesson #2: Build Your Investor Network
  • 18:48 – Lesson #3: Learn to Function in the Fear
  • 21:43 – Building a Location-Independent Life Through Real Estate
  • 25:31 – How Sarah Reached Financial Freedom with Rentals
  • 28:11 – Sarah’s “30-Day Stay” Medium-Term Rental Book
  • 29:13 – Where to Find Sarah & Peru Retreat Announcement
  • 30:12 – Final Thoughts & Free Real Estate Training
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