The $1M Real Estate Lesson Yolanda Wants Every Investor to Know

In this week’s episode, we sit down with Yolanda, a Venezuelan-born entrepreneur who always loved real estate but didn’t see herself as a “real estate investor.”For over a decade, she held a few cash-bought properties that helped her family, but she never knew how to grow her portfolio. That changed when she joined the Open Spaces community, learned how to leverage equity, and surrounded herself with accountability partners who pushed her to think bigger.Today, Yolanda has crossed the $1M portfolio mark, learned how to scale using commercial financing, and even teamed up with another member for her first JV flip; all while breaking free from cultural money beliefs that kept her playing small.In this episode, you’ll hear how she went from “stuck” to scaling a $1M+ portfolio, the mindset shift from buying in cash to leveraging for growth, and how community and accountability partners fast-tracked her deals.If you’ve ever felt like you were “just” holding a few properties without a clear plan to scale, this conversation will show you what’s possible when you get the right strategies, support, and mindset.In this Episode* 01:20 – Yolanda’s journey from Venezuela to Miami and early investments* 03:40 – The turning point that helped her start scaling* 04:15 – Breaking cultural beliefs around debt & leveraging equity* 07:00 – The San Antonio deal hunt (and a $40K appraisal surprise)* 09:20 – Pivoting from BRRR to flipping & JV’ing with an accountability partner* 10:30 – The abundance mindset that fuels this community* 13:50 – Yolanda’s 5-year vision for freedom and scaling* 17:40 – The advice she’d give anyone starting out todayResources:- Get a copy of Accelerate Your Real Estate - https://a.co/d/bdW6j7K- Book a call - http://www.openspaceswomen.com/bookacall- 5-Day Real Estate Investor Accelerator - https://www.theinvestoraccelerator.comConnect with Palak and Niti- Website: https://www.openspaceswomen.com/- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/openspaceswomen/ https://www.instagram.com/openspacesacademy/- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/openspaceswomen- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/openspacescapital/- YouTube: https://youtube.com/@openspaces1251- TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@openspacesacademyhttps://www.tiktok.com/@openspacesacademy