Married to Real Estate: How Linda Holtz Scaled from W2 to Multifamily

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Married to Real Estate: How Linda Holtz Scaled from W2 to Multifamily
Feb 18, 2026
Yonah Weiss

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In this episode of Weiss Advice, Yonah Weiss sits down with Linda Holtz, multifamily investor, property management expert, and co-founder of M2RE (Married to Real Estate).

Originally from France, Linda moved to the United States in 2012 with two suitcases and a dream. What started with door-to-door sales in New York City turned into a decade-long career in property management, eventually leading her and her husband into multifamily investing.

This conversation dives into the real journey behind scaling in real estate: the grit, the networking, the mistakes, and the long-term vision required to build generational wealth.

🔎 What You’ll Learn:

  • Why Linda credits door-to-door sales for building her entrepreneurial resilience
  • How starting in property management gave her the confidence to invest
  • The truth about scaling from small multifamily to larger syndications
  • Why networking consistently beats underwriting hundreds of deals
  • The philosophy behind holding real estate long-term vs. value-add flips
  • How social media and authentic content transformed her business
  • Why “Save the Chat” might be the most underrated networking advice

⏱️ Key Timestamps

00:49 – From France to NYC: How door-to-door sales built grit and discipline
02:11 – Falling into property management and discovering real estate
05:00 – House hacking a Chicago triplex and becoming landlords during COVID
09:07 – Why networking and masterminds accelerated their multifamily journey
11:09 – Finding partners vs. chasing 100 deals a month
16:34 – How LinkedIn and consistent content changed Linda’s business
21:41 – “If you own real estate, never let it go” — lessons learned from selling
22:00 – Reconciling short-term syndication models with long-term wealth building
27:19 – The vision behind “Save the Chat” and building real relationships
32:02 – The Millionaire Next Door and redefining what wealth actually looks like
33:18 – What success truly means: choosing how you spend your time

Linda’s story is a powerful reminder that you don’t need to quit your W2 overnight to build wealth. Confidence compounds. Relationships compound. Real estate compounds.

And if there’s one takeaway from this episode, it’s this:

The magic isn’t just in the deal.
 It’s in the consistency.

Connect with Linda:

@M2RETX on Instagram
Married To Real Estate on Facebook
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/linda-holtz-1493495a/

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