Childhood Pals Turn $20 into Buffaloās Landlord Empire
Connor Swofford and Pieter Louw, age 31 and reminiscent of frat bros launching a startup in October 2024, have invested in 24 rental units spread across nine Buffalo properties. Connor, a Charleston-based startup consultant and self-proclaimed organizational 'menace,' meets twice weekly with Pieter, a Buffalo real estate agent who moonlights as a construction guru and spends roughly ten hours a week stomping through job sites. Their low-maintenance side hustle bankrolls vacations and possibly their kids' early therapy bills. Powered by a $20/month subscription to Baselane, plus free Asana and ChatGPTāthe holy trinity of landlord sorceryāthey deftly buy, rehab, rent, refinance, repeat (BRRRR method) like pros who somehow avoid melting down. Pieterās big takeaway? Treat tenants with respect to stop them trashing the place. Groundbreaking.
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Two 31-year-olds turned Buffalo into a rental empire with zero drama and only $20 in AI tools. Meanwhile, the rest of us are still arguing if subtitles count as cheating.
Who needs an MBA when youāve got ChatGPT, Asana, and Baselane for $20 a month? These guys scaled 24 units while you were busy binge-watching nonsense.
Buffalo landlords Connor and Pieter apparently discovered the landlord jackpot: treat tenants like humans, not walking rent checks. Revolutionary thinking, honestly.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 10/24/2025 | Author: Kathleen Elkins
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