Lady Landlords: Real Estate Investing Strategies and Stories

Becky Nova

Empowering women to achieve financial freedom with real estate investing resources. Want to learn more about real estate investing? Tune into our weekly podcast show to hear the latest advice from industry experts, Becky Nova's story, and success stories from those in our community.

  1. 2d ago

    Stop paying the IRS & Pay Yourself instead with Thomas Castelli, CPA.

    In this episode, Lady Landlords founder, Becky Nova… sits down with CPA, Thomas Castelli, to break down the tax strategies every real estate investor should understand. They discuss the importance of working with professionals who specialize in real estate, the role of accurate bookkeeping in maximizing deductions, and common mistakes investors make. Whether you're just starting out or growing your portfolio, this episode highlights how the right tax strategy and professional guidance can help you keep more of your rental income and avoid costly mistakes. Connect with Lady Landlords here to learn more about how we can help scale your portfolio: https://lady-landlords.com/pd-chat-with-becky === 👋🏼 SAY HELLO to Becky on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thebeckynova ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌟 WATCH our free training, "How to Buy Your Next Rental": ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4kUIvPc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💜 JOIN 50k+ Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/LadyLandlords⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🧡 FIND Real Estate Investing Resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lady-landlords.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  2. Jul 21

    What No One Tells You About Becoming a Full-Time Real Estate Investor.

    In this episode, Lady Landlords founder, Becky Nova… shares her journey from spending years in corporate cancer research to becoming a full-time real estate investor, revealing that the true goal was never just to leave her job, it was to create a life of freedom, flexibility, and choice. Becky reflects on the frustrations of corporate life, the pivotal moment when her husband's job loss during the pandemic proved the power of their rental income, and how intentionally growing their real estate portfolio gave them the confidence to take control of their future. She also explains how building a portfolio with purpose can provide not only financial security, but also the freedom to design the life you truly want. Connect with Lady Landlords here to learn more about how we can help scale your portfolio: https://lady-landlords.com/pd-chat-with-becky === 👋🏼 SAY HELLO to Becky on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thebeckynova ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌟 WATCH our free training, "How to Buy Your Next Rental": ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4kUIvPc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💜 JOIN 50k+ Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/LadyLandlords⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🧡 FIND Real Estate Investing Resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lady-landlords.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  3. Jul 7

    What's Your Freedom Number? The Day I Realized Real Estate Could Change My Life.

    In this episode, Lady Landlords founder, Becky Nova… shares her personal journey to financial freedom through real estate investing and explains why defining your own "freedom number" is the key to building a life on your terms. After leaving a successful career in cancer research, experiencing business failure, and rebuilding her finances, Becky realized that intentionally acquiring rental properties could provide the passive income needed to replace a traditional paycheck. She walks listeners through how to calculate a personal freedom number, reverse-engineer real estate goals based on cash flow, and build a portfolio with purpose rather than chasing as many properties as possible. Connect with Lady Landlords here to learn more about how we can help scale your portfolio: https://lady-landlords.com/pd-chat-with-becky === 👋🏼 SAY HELLO to Becky on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thebeckynova ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌟 WATCH our free training, "How to Buy Your Next Rental": ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4kUIvPc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💜 JOIN 50k+ Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/LadyLandlords⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🧡 FIND Real Estate Investing Resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lady-landlords.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  4. Jun 30

    How One Bad Tenant Can Cost You $10,000 (And How to Avoid It).

    In this episode, Lady Landlords founder, Becky Nova… explains why tenant screening is one of the most important financial decisions a real estate investor can make. She shares how choosing the wrong tenant can lead to costly consequences and unnecessary stress that can quickly impact your bottom line. Becky emphasizes that a property's profitability depends just as much on tenant quality as it does on buying the right deal, and she outlines practical strategies to reduce risk through clear screening. Overall, the episode reinforces that investing time in a consistent tenant screening system is one of the best ways to protect your portfolio and build a more profitable rental business. Connect with Lady Landlords here to learn more about how we can help scale your portfolio: https://lady-landlords.com/pd-chat-with-becky === 👋🏼 SAY HELLO to Becky on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thebeckynova ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌟 WATCH our free training, "How to Buy Your Next Rental": ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4kUIvPc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💜 JOIN 50k+ Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/LadyLandlords⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🧡 FIND Real Estate Investing Resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lady-landlords.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  5. Jun 23

    Your Secret Weapon for STR Deal Analysis.

    In this episode, Lady Landlords founder, Becky Nova… sits with Jamie Lane from AirDNA. In this episode, they explore how tools like AirDNA help investors analyze markets, estimate revenue, understand seasonality, and evaluate potential deals before making a purchase. Jamie shares insights on the realities of short term rental investing and why relying on data… not assumptions is critical for long term success. Whether you're considering your first vacation rental or expanding an existing portfolio, this conversation highlights how informed decision making can help investors avoid costly mistakes and build more profitable short-term rental businesses. Try AirDNA yourself here: https://invite.airdna.co/LadyLandlords Connect with Lady Landlords here to learn more about how we can help scale your portfolio: https://lady-landlords.com/pd-chat-with-becky === 👋🏼 SAY HELLO to Becky on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thebeckynova ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌟 WATCH our free training, "How to Buy Your Next Rental": ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4kUIvPc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💜 JOIN 50k+ Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/LadyLandlords⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🧡 FIND Real Estate Investing Resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lady-landlords.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  6. Jun 16

    How I Filled My Vacancy With Just One Showing.

    In this episode, Lady Landlords founder, Becky Nova… shares her step by step process for filling rental vacancies quickly and confidently. She explains how having clear rental criteria, using a prescreening questionnaire, and following a consistent tenant screening system can help landlords save time, reduce stress, and make better decisions. Becky also discusses the importance of credit and background checks, fair housing compliance, and treating your rentals like a business. The episode is packed with practical tips to help landlords streamline their tenant selection process and secure the right tenant faster. Connect with Lady Landlords here to learn more about how we can help scale your portfolio: https://lady-landlords.com/pd-chat-with-becky === 👋🏼 SAY HELLO to Becky on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thebeckynova ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌟 WATCH our free training, "How to Buy Your Next Rental": ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4kUIvPc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💜 JOIN 50k+ Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/LadyLandlords⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🧡 FIND Real Estate Investing Resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lady-landlords.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

  7. Jun 9

    Member Spotlight: How Tiffany is continuing her mother’s legacy in Real Estate.

    In this episode, Lady Landlords founder, Becky Nova… sits down with Inner Circle member Tiffany Simmons to discuss her journey from a full-time employee and new grandmother to becoming a real estate investor. After inheriting her mother’s home in Montana, Tiffany decided to keep the property in the family and transformed it into a cash-flowing rental through renovations, strategic financing, and the support of the Lady Landlords community. She shares how networking, education, and taking consistent action helped her overcome analysis paralysis, gain confidence, and begin growing her portfolio. Tiffany’s story is a powerful reminder that you don’t need to know everything before you start, you just need the willingness to learn, ask questions, and take the next step. Connect with Lady Landlords here to learn more about how we can help scale your portfolio: https://lady-landlords.com/pd-chat-with-becky === 👋🏼 SAY HELLO to Becky on Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/thebeckynova ⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌟 WATCH our free training, "How to Buy Your Next Rental": ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bit.ly/4kUIvPc⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💜 JOIN 50k+ Community: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.facebook.com/groups/LadyLandlords⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🧡 FIND Real Estate Investing Resources: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.lady-landlords.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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Empowering women to achieve financial freedom with real estate investing resources. Want to learn more about real estate investing? Tune into our weekly podcast show to hear the latest advice from industry experts, Becky Nova's story, and success stories from those in our community.