How Real Estate Made Me Broke

Words I like: 65% of millionaires in the U.S. own real estate but the majority of people who try investing never get past their first property?

Pablo’s Perspective:

I followed the playbook: buy real estate, fix it up, raise rents, build wealth.
So I bought a 7-unit property with plans to cash flow and eventually refinance.

Instead, I found myself bleeding money fast. Repairs passed $16K. Rent raises barely moved the needle. Every month I was losing $1,771 and that’s with a property manager. While i’m managing three flips..But I shared it all on video the actual numbers, the stress, the regret and it hit.

📈 That One Video Did This:

• 40,000+ views

• 1,000+ likes

• 1,000+ comments

• +887 new subscribers

• ✅ I officially got monetized on YouTube (finally!)

Turns out, people didn’t want the polished “passive income” success story they wanted the truth. The algorithm noticed the watch time and engagement, and YouTube pushed it hard.

Lessons From This Whole Ride:

• Budget for way more than the purchase price

• Passive income takes active work

• Vulnerability online can open real doors

This deal still isn’t perfect but the transparency paid off in a way I never expected.

Appreciate every view, like, and comment. Now I’ve got momentum both in real estate and content.

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💡 Did You Know: 500 hours of video are uploaded to YouTube every minute… yet 90% never pass 1,000 views. The algorithm isn’t luck it’s strategy.

-Pablo