Real Estate Side Hustle

Devon Kennard built a real estate portfolio while playing nine seasons as an NFL linebacker — which sounds like a niche story until you realize the whole point is that he designed his system for people who don't have time. His four passive investing approaches are genuinely meant to be managed in five hours a week, and he's honest that the flashier strategies most real estate books promote — short-term rentals, BRRRR, creative financing — require more bandwidth than most working people actually have. Kennard's Christian faith runs through the book as a motivating foundation, framing financial freedom as a platform for generational impact and community, which makes it a comfortable fit for this site's audience. The honest caveat is that you need investable capital to start, and the framework is built for the US market. A 2024 Foreword INDIES finalist worth the read.