#91 - How Dan Manion Scaled to 14 Units in Only 2 Years (while working full time...)

  🎙️ Sponsors This episode is brought to you by Shuk Rentals. At just $5 per unit per month, Shuk makes rental property management simple with online rent collection, maintenance tracking, tenant communication, and more. Check them out at ShukRentals.com or book a live demo using the link in the show notes. Use discount code TCREI20 for 20% off. This episode is also brought to you by RPM Viking Property Management. Looking for professional property management in the Twin Cities? Mention the podcast and receive a $300 maintenance credit when you sign up. We also want to thank Network Title, our trusted title partner. Whether you're buying, selling, or refinancing, visit Network-Title.com for all your title needs. 🎙️ About the TCREI Hosts Adam Tafel – Investor, Realtor, and host of Twin Cities Real Estate Investing. Adam has helped hundreds of clients buy, sell, and analyze investment properties across the metro. He works daily with local investors and is passionate about building wealth through smart real estate strategies. 📩 [email protected] Tim Swierczek – Mortgage lender and experienced investor who helps clients structure financing to maximize returns and long-term wealth. Tim brings a practical, numbers-first approach that makes deals work in the real world. 📩 [email protected] 💡 We'd love to meet with you and hear about your investing goals. Book a time with us here: TwinCitiesRealEstateInvesting.com/schedule This week on Twin Cities Real Estate Investing, we sit down with Dan Manion, a local investor who has built an impressive 14-door portfolio in just a few short years—all while working a full-time job. Dan owns a duplex, a triplex, two fourplexes, and still rents out his former single-family home. Like many successful investors, he got his start by turning that first home into a rental and moving into a fourplex, proving that house hacking can be one of the most effective ways to begin building wealth through real estate. In this episode, Dan shares how he has grown his portfolio by focusing on lower-cost properties that produce strong cash flow. He talks about finding deals in more affordable neighborhoods while looking for the best blocks within those areas, why his investment strategy prioritizes returns over flashy properties, and how he's continued to scale despite having a full-time career outside of real estate. Dan has been a familiar face at our monthly meetups, an active member of the Twin Cities Real Estate Investing Facebook group, and a longtime listener of the podcast, so we were excited to finally have him join us for this conversation. If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave us a review, and share it with another investor. It helps us reach more people looking to build wealth through smart real estate investing.