Courtesy of Matt Krueger.
- Matt Krueger quit his job at 29 to go full-time into real estate investing and Airbnb management.
- The Iowa native and his wife have been buying and renovating houses as they lived in them since 2015.
- Kruger said breaking into the short-term rental market was key to growing their rental income.
This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Matt Krueger, 30, about building income from rental properties in Des Moines, Iowa. Business Insider has verified his ownership of the properties with documentation. The following has been edited for length and clarity.