Joining us on this episode of Living Off Rentals is someone who turned a simple idea—renting out spare rooms—into a thriving real estate empire.

Sam Wegert is the founder of Scale Your Co-Living Real Estate and leads the largest co-living mastermind in the world. He and his wife reached financial freedom by their early 20s and have since built a 2,500-door portfolio that blends strong cash flow with affordable housing.

Listen as he shares how he went from running a martial arts school at 16 to discovering the co-living model by accident, why shared housing can outperform traditional rentals, and what systems make it work sustainably at scale.

Enjoy the show!

Key Takeaways:

[00:00] Introducing Sam Wegert and his background

[02:27] Getting into real estate from the martial arts business

[03:50] Creating a second financial engine in your life

[07:10] How Sam discovered co-living by accident

[09:48] Why co-living outperforms Airbnb and traditional rentals

[13:43] Key differences between Sam's model and PadSplit

[14:40] Typical co-living members and lease lengths

[18:00] Handling tenant conflicts and maintaining harmony in shared homes

[20:17] Using membership agreements instead of traditional leases

[22:58] What rent pricing looks like in the co-living model

[27:18] Turning square footage into rentable rooms

[33:55] Can you resell co-living homes?

[36:32] The invoice authorization strategy

[39:34] Sam's advice for first-time real estate investors

[42:46] Connect with Sam Wegert

[43:08] Outro

Guest Links:

Website: https://scaleyourrealestate.com/

Show Links:

Living Off Rentals YouTube Channel – youtube.com/c/LivingOffRentals

Living Off Rentals YouTube Podcast Channel - youtube.com/c/LivingOffRentalsPodcast

Living Off Rentals Facebook Group – facebook.com/groups/livingoffrentals

Living Off Rentals Website – https://www.livingoffrentals.com/

Living Off Rentals Instagram – instagram.com/livingoffrentals

Living Off Rentals TikTok – tiktok.com/@livingoffrentals