Michael Zuber – How to Start One Rental at a Time

Michael Zuber – How to Start One Rental at a Time

Transform Your Financial Future — One Rental at a Time

What if achieving financial freedom didn’t require luck, insider access, or a massive bankroll — just a proven roadmap and consistent effort? Five Steps to Success with Buy and Hold Rentals is your comprehensive guide to building wealth through real estate the smart and sustainable way.

Created by Michael, bestselling author of One Rental at a Time: The Journey to Financial Independence through Real Estate, this program is a direct continuation of the lessons and real-world experiences that inspired thousands to start their investment journeys. But now, Michael goes beyond inspiration — he gives you the step-by-step blueprint to take confident action.

💡 The Story Behind the Program

After publishing his bestselling book, Michael began receiving countless messages from readers around the world. They were motivated and hopeful — yet unsure how to start.
Common questions poured in:

“How do I get started with my first rental property?”

“What steps should I take to avoid costly mistakes?”

“How do I know if a deal is good or bad?”

Realizing that inspiration alone wasn’t enough, Michael decided to open up his entire process — the same one he followed 15+ years ago to build a successful rental portfolio from scratch. This course documents every key decision, calculation, and system that turned his early uncertainty into long-term success.

🧩 What Makes This Program Different

This isn’t theory or motivational talk — it’s a practical, replicable framework. You’ll see exactly how Michael:

Learned his market and identified the best neighborhoods to invest in

Built a reliable team of property managers, lenders, and realtors

Created spreadsheets to evaluate deals based on yield (not hype)

Managed his properties efficiently — even while working full-time

Transitioned from small beginnings to financial independence

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by conflicting real estate advice, this course strips away the noise and focuses on what truly works.

👨‍🏫 Meet Your Instructor: Michael

Michael understands what it means to juggle a demanding job, family commitments, and the dream of financial independence. He started without connections, without a system, and without prior experience in his investment market. Through disciplined learning and consistent action, he built a profitable rental portfolio one property at a time.

Now, he’s sharing his entire roadmap with you — so you can skip the mistakes, save years of trial and error, and move directly toward results. His philosophy is simple yet powerful:

“You don’t need 100 properties to change your life. Four rentals can transform your financial future forever.”

🏗️ Inside the Course: A Step-by-Step Framework

The Five Steps to Success program is organized into clear, actionable phases. You’ll gain access to dozens of video lessons, real spreadsheets, scripts, deal analyses, and bonus interviews with top investors.

Step 1: Learn Your Market

Understand how to research, track, and compare local real estate data

Build a foundational spreadsheet to record and analyze deals

Learn what truly drives value in your target neighborhoods

Develop your investment criteria based on performance metrics, not emotions

Step 2: Understand the Math

Master the key variables that determine property profitability

Analyze real-world examples using Michael’s yield-based spreadsheet

Compare deals objectively and confidently

Merge data from market research and financial modeling to find winning deals

This section helps you shift from guessing to knowing — so every investment decision is backed by data.

Step 3: Build Your Team

Learn how to select and manage great property managers

Understand the role of lenders, agents, contractors, and accountants

Discover Michael’s personal system for vetting and training his team

Create accountability structures and communication workflows

Your network is your leverage. This step ensures you never have to invest alone.

Step 4: Define Your Goals and Your “Why”

Conduct a self-assessment to identify your financial priorities

Set measurable goals and track your progress

Learn why understanding your motivation is the foundation of persistence

Refine your personal investment vision for long-term growth

Michael teaches that knowing why you invest is more important than what you buy.

Step 5: Deal Architecture and Financing Mastery

Learn traditional bank financing, BRRRR strategies, and seller financing

Understand how to structure deals for maximum flexibility

Explore how to raise and use private money responsibly

Watch detailed case studies featuring experts like April Crossley, Bill Allen, Ryan Nickle, and Anna Kelley

From private loans to creative financing, this module gives you real examples of deals that work — including contracts, notes, and templates you can adapt immediately.

🧮 Bonus: The Complete Real Estate Toolkit

To help you put theory into action, the course includes:

Flipping 101 Series: 18 videos walking you through the fundamentals of flipping homes profitably.

Mortgage 101 with Matt the Mortgage Guy: Learn mortgage types, jargon, and the pre-approval process step-by-step.

Self-Management Scripts: A 30-day guided challenge to practice landlord responsibilities with confidence.

House Hacking with The Lumberjack Landlord: Learn the 4-3-2-1 strategy to build wealth while living rent-free.

Real Data Resources: Access 50+ years of housing data, sample spreadsheets, and market cycle analysis tools.

💰 Private Money, Seller Financing & Creative Deals

One of the biggest hurdles for new investors is funding — this course demystifies it completely. You’ll learn:

How to find, approach, and build trust with private lenders

The psychology behind why lenders say yes

How to raise funds ethically and sustainably

Legal and accounting perspectives on seller financing

Real deal breakdowns showing structure, terms, and outcomes

Michael and his guest experts share everything — from six-figure deals to notes and templates — so you can confidently raise capital for your own projects.

🧠 Self-Management and Scaling Up

Not every investor needs to hire a property manager right away. Learn the pros, cons, and strategies of self-managing rentals from successful investors like Dion.

Use the “Binder Strategy” to handle rent increases diplomatically

Follow 30-day scripts to practice communication with tenants

Learn when and how to transition from self-management to a management company
This section helps you master the operational side of investing — turning properties into consistent income streams.

🏘️ Additional Topics and Masterclasses

Flipping & BRRRR: Understand risk, ROI, and time management

Refinancing & Reinvestment: Know when to cash out and when to hold

Affordable Housing: Why focusing here creates both profit and purpose

Investor Mindset: Overcome fear, set realistic expectations, and develop long-term discipline

Each topic is backed by real stories, data, and motivational lessons from investors who started just like you.

🔑 Why This Program Works

Real experience: Everything taught is based on proven results, not theories.

Clarity and focus: Learn the only metric that matters — yield — and ignore distractions.

Step-by-step structure: Follow a repeatable process you can apply in any market.

Community and support: Benefit from shared lessons, examples, and mentorship.

By the end, you’ll not only know what to do, but why it works — empowering you to invest confidently in any market condition.

🌟 From Inspiration to Action

Michael’s message is simple: anyone can change their financial trajectory with the right knowledge and consistency. You don’t need insider access, massive savings, or years of experience. You need the right plan — and the courage to take your first step.

With Five Steps to Success with Buy and Hold Rentals, you’ll:
✅ Learn to identify profitable markets
✅ Analyze deals like a pro
✅ Build a trustworthy team
✅ Secure creative financing
✅ Manage and grow your portfolio strategically

🏁 Ready to Build Your Future?

Financial freedom doesn’t happen overnight — but it does happen one rental at a time. Start your journey today with Michael’s proven roadmap and gain the confidence, clarity, and tools to create lasting wealth for yourself and your family.

Join Five Steps to Success with Buy and Hold Rentals now and start transforming your financial future — one property at a time.