The “Two Door” Strategy: How Just a Couple Rental Properties Can TRANSFORM Your Life with Rachel Gainsbrugh

The BetterLife Podcast: Wealth | Real Estate Investing | Life

Dr. Rachel Gainsbrugh is a pharmacist turned real estate investor who helps busy professionals escape the daily grind using her signature “two-door” rental strategy.

In this episode, Rachel shares how she went from drowning in $500,000 of student loan debt to becoming a highly successful mid-term rental investor with a portfolio that funds her dream of running a wellness retreat in Portugal.

Rachel also talks about:
- Her “COVER” framework for landing lucrative deals
- Why bigger isn’t always better in rental properties
- The tax strategy that accelerated her path to financial freedom
- The marketing tactics she used to land $22k/month tenants
- Her upcoming Netflix show, “Buy My House”

Books Mentioned:
- Who Not How by Dan Sullivan
- The ONE Thing by Gary Keller and Jay Papasan
- The Book on Rental Property Investing by Brandon Turner

Connect with Rachel:

Website: https://www.shorttermgems.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/short.term.gems

TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@luxury_str_doctor

Connect with Brandon:

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/beardybrandon

💻 BetterLife Tribe, Brandon’s Real Estate Investing Mastermind: https://abetterlife.com/

📸 BetterLife Tribe’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/betterlife/

💻 OpenDoor Capital, Brandon’s Real Estate Investing Company: https://odcfund.com/

📸 OpenDoor Capital’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/opendoorcapital/

Connect with Cam:

📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/cam.cathcart/

💻 Deal Flow Real Estate, Cam’s Real Estate Investing Mastermind: http://dealflowrealestate.com/

💻 Revel City HomeBuyers, Cam’s Real Estate Investing Company: https://revelcityhomebuyers.com/

📸 Revel City HomeBuyers’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/revelcityhomebuyers/

Rachel’s charitable cause (100% of ad revenue goes here):
- Mona Foundation: Helping women in underrepresented countries with financial literacy, gender equality and community transformation.

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