Andres Martinez

The Story

Meet Andres Martinez — A Waiter Who Decided to Stop Trading Time for Money

A few years ago I was waiting tables, making decent money, but trading every hour for a paycheck. I discovered co-living real estate and something clicked — I could own the asset, not just work for someone who did.

The problem was I had no capital. No savings. No W2 impressive enough for a bank. So I didn't use a bank. I found private money partners — people with capital but no time — and structured 50/50 deals. They fund the deal. I run the operation. We split the cashflow.

In under 2 years, I went from zero to 74 doors across 10 DFW properties. I quit my job. Now I run Lone Star Rooms — my operating company — and Coliving Freedom Unlocked — where I teach exactly what I did.

“I didn't wait until I had money.
I found people who did.”

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Doors Owned
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Properties
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Occupancy Rate
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Of My Own Capital Used

Backed by data, not hunches — 400+ deals underwritten and 2,000+ rooms priced across 6 DFW submarkets.
Every property acquired using private money partnerships. Zero bank loans.

The Portfolio

Real Deals. Real Numbers.

Every property acquired with private money. These are actual returns from the Lone Star Rooms portfolio.

North Richland Hills, TX

North Richland Hills, TX

Cash Invested

$58,500

Monthly Cash Flow

$1,850

Cash-on-Cash

38%

Property Walkthrough
Fort Worth, TX

Fort Worth, TX

Cash Invested

$72,500

Monthly Cash Flow

$2,200

Cash-on-Cash

36%

Deal Underwriting
Arlington, TX

Arlington, TX

Cash Invested

$61,000

Monthly Cash Flow

$1,625

Cash-on-Cash

32%

Construction Layout

Operating as Lone Star Rooms · DFW Texas · 97% lifetime occupancy · All private money deals

Who this is for

Where are you right now?

Door #0

New investor

Researching your first house. You want the private-money path — and a way to skip the $20k beginner mistakes.

1–10 doors

Active operator

You run 1–10 doors and want to squeeze every dollar of cashflow out of them before you add the next one.

10+ doors

Plateaued operator

You've hit a ceiling around 10–15 doors. You need AI systems and SOPs to grow past it without hiring a PM.

If any of those sound like you, you're in the right place.

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