Follow Brian Field's exact steps to earn $65K/year in passive income from out‑of‑state rentals — all from your computer.
Based on: $65,000/Year in Cash Flow From a 100% Remote Real Estate Portfolio by BiggerPockets
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What if your zip code is the only thing standing between you and a cash-flowing rental portfolio? Most people assume you have to invest close to home — but what if home is San Diego, where the average house costs a million dollars? That's the trap Brian Field found himself in, and it's probably the same wall you're hitting right now.
Here's what nobody tells you: the best cash-flowing deals almost never exist in the markets where most investors live. While you're scrolling Zillow in your expensive city wondering why nothing pencils out, investors like Brian are quietly buying duplexes in Arkansas for $130K, seller-financing six-unit packages in Jonesboro for $53K down, and running two short-term rentals in Norfolk, Virginia that net $50,000 a year — all without ever setting foot in those markets before closing.
Imagine logging into your banking dashboard on a Tuesday morning, seeing rent deposits from three different states, and knowing your portfolio is producing more than most people earn at a full-time job — while you work remotely, raise your family, and live wherever you want. That's not a fantasy. That's exactly what Brian built with less than 10 properties.
BiggerPockets has been the go-to resource for real estate investors for over a decade, and Brian's story is a masterclass in how to apply their framework in the real world. He used a HELOC to fund his first deals, a BRRRR strategy to recycle cash, cold-calling to land seller-finance deals, and AirDNA data to identify short-term rental markets — all strategies that are fully documented in this checklist.
This PDF walks you through every single action Brian took, in order, with the specific numbers, tools, and decision criteria he used. From evaluating your first out-of-state market to structuring a seller-finance deal to building your remote team of agents, property managers, and contractors — it's all here, step by step.
You don't need to live near a good market. You don't need a massive down payment. You need a repeatable process and the discipline to follow it. This checklist gives you that process. Start with step one today.
Every checklist item comes with actionable notes to guide you — things like "Don't forget to do this before you start," "Avoid this common mistake," or "Set a reminder for 30 days out." Nothing vague, just clear next steps.
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