# #332 - From Amish Upbringing to Building Financial Freedom Through Real Estate - Anthony Lynn Miller Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/living-off-rentals-111328/332-from-amish-upbringing-to-building-financial-freedom-through-real-estate-anthony-lynn-miller Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/living-off-rentals-111328/332-from-amish-upbringing-to-building-financial-freedom-through-real-estate-anthony-lynn-miller.md Podcast: [Living Off Rentals](https://stenobird.com/podcast/living-off-rentals-111328) Published: 2026-06-24T12:00:00+00:00 Episode link: https://livingoffrentals.libsyn.com/332-from-amish-upbringing-to-building-financial-freedom-through-real-estate-anthony-lynn-miller Audio file: https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/livingoffrentals/Living_Off_Rentals_332_v3.mp3?dest-id=1829519 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/living-off-rentals-111328/episodes/332-from-amish-upbringing-to-building-financial-freedom-through-real-estate-anthony-lynn-miller Duration seconds: 2151 ## Resource Joining us for today's episode of Living Off Rentals is Anthony Lynn Miller, a young real estate investor with a unique background and an inspiring story. Anthony shares what it was like growing up Amish without electricity, leaving school after eighth grade, and eventually stepping into the world of business and real estate investing. Despite having no traditional real estate background, he built momentum through short-term rentals, private money, and smart investing strategies. In this episode, Anthony talked about buying his first properties, managing short-term and midterm rentals, and building a path toward financial freedom through real estate. Listen and enjoy the show! Key Takeaways: [00:00] Introducing Anthony Lynn Miller and his background [02:51] Growing up Amish and life without electricity [04:29] The transition from no electricity to using modern technologies [07:32] How the Amish business mindset shaped his confidence [08:52] Buying his first short-term rental property with his sister [12:44] Why multifamily short-term rentals stood out to Anthony [15:21] Using private money and DSCR loans to fund the deal [18:54] What a Helping Fund is [22:30] Lessons learned from his first larger investment [24:40] Anthony's future investing plans [26:57] Anthony's long-term goal of financial freedom through rentals [30:51] Advice for people wanting to get started in real estate [32:21] His experience inside the Blueprint program [33:58] How to connect with Anthony Lynn Miller [34:21] Outro Guest Links: Airbnb: https://www.airbnb.com/users/profile/1463687994996193041 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thevibrantcollections2025/ Show Links: Want to start investing in short-term rentals? Book a call to see if my STR Blueprint program is a good fit for you! - livingoffr… ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/living-off-rentals-111328/episodes/332-from-amish-upbringing-to-building-financial-freedom-through-real-estate-anthony-lynn-miller/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/living-off-rentals-111328/332-from-amish-upbringing-to-building-financial-freedom-through-real-estate-anthony-lynn-miller.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.