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Elijah Ray

Elijah Ray

Real estate investor and content creator from Portland, OR who worked two jobs (95-hour weeks) to save for his first home; featured on Real Estate Rookie podcast.

Jul 27, 2026

Real Estate Rookie

Real Estate Rookie

One Rental Property Saved Me From My 100-Hour Workweeks

Jul 27 · 41m

Ashley KehrHOST
17:11
So what did that cost and how did that process work out?
Elijah Ray
Elijah RayGUEST
17:15
Yes.
Elijah Ray
Elijah RayGUEST
17:15
Oh my gosh, this is, like, it's so crazy the way that, like, my house has always been configuring different ways.
Elijah Ray
Elijah RayGUEST
17:22
Um, basically, yeah, like I...
Elijah Ray
Elijah RayGUEST
17:25
What w- Okay, so I bought a tiny house.
Elijah Ray
Elijah RayGUEST
17:27
It was $1,000.
Elijah Ray
Elijah RayGUEST
17:28
It was really, like, a old food cart I found off of Craigslist, and I've always wanted to do the tiny house living, like always.

14 MINS LATER

Ashley KehrHOST
31:40
So walk us through that transition of actually reversing your decision.

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