293: How to Retire Early With Real Estate & Do What Matters More with Chad Carson | Bigger Pockets Podcast
Have you ever thought about retiring early, traveling, and living your best life now? On today’s show, we interview Chad Carson, author of the new BiggerPockets Publishing book Retire Early With Real Estate.
Today Chad shares how he and his partner were able to accumulate 90 units and live purely off the money generated by their portfolio! In this episode, learn how Chad got started and the steps he took to elevate his business and which strategies he used to make $120,000 on one flip!
Chad’s story covers the gamut of flipping, wholesaling, buy-and-hold, and more. If you want to know what it looks like to retire early with real estate (including what you may be doing wrong right now, and how to change that), this is an episode you definitely want to download now!
In This Episode We Cover:
Chad’s strategies for retiring early through real estate
If focusing on cash flow or equity is the smarter move
How to control your budget
If offense or defense is more important when it comes to building wealth
How Chad made $120K in one flip
How tax-lien strategies work — and what Chad did to capitalize on them
Why “starter” investment homes aren’t always the best choice to stick with
How to transition from wholesaling to other investment strategies
How many hours you can expect to work each week once you’ve retired early with real estate
How “the stack” can help you grow your portfolio fast and efficiently
How house hacking can lead to an early retirement
And SO much more!
Links from the Show
BiggerPockets Forums
BiggerPockets Webinar
BiggerPockets Podcast 084: Getting Started with Creative Finance and Designing Your Ideal Lifestyle With Chad Carson
BiggerPockets Podcast 141: 7 Ways to Find Incredible Real Estate Deals with Chad Carson
BiggerPockets Store
BiggerPockets Money Podcast
The Shockingly Simple Math Behind Early Retirement – Mr. Money Mustache
Books Mentioned in this Show
Retire Early With Real Estate by Chad Carson
4-Hour Work Week by Timothy Ferriss
Building Wealth One House at a Time by John Schaub
Big Shifts Ahead by John Burns
Wooden by John Wooden
Fire Round Questions
What is the best advice you got when you where first starting out or before you purchase your first investment?
How long do you spend each day, working with real estate?
Can you retire early with a few paid off rentals?
Can I really retire early on 4 duplexes?
Is house hacking to early retirement a viable strategy?
Real estate or Roth IRA?
How do you set your criteria for rental property investing?
Tweetable Topics:
“Our core skill as an investor is figuring the value of real estate.” (Tweet This!)
Connect with Chad
Chad’s BiggerPockets Profile
Coach Carson Website
Chad’s LinkedIn Profile
Chad’s Facebook Profile
Chad’s Instagram Profile
Chad’s Twitter Profile
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