Real estate investing is my favorite path to retire early and confidently. Whether real estate is a small or large portion of your investment portfolio, you can use it to build wealth, generate income, and reach financial independence. How long does the journey to retirement or financial independence take? Of course, it depends on your situation. [Continue Reading]
Mr. Money Mustache on Purposeful Work & Life After Financial Independence
Mr. Money Mustache (aka Pete Adeney) is a 46-year-old father who retired at age 30 after he and his then-wife saved about $800,000. He also started sharing his philosophy of simple, happy, bicycle-filled living on his now wildly popular blog at mrmoneymustache.com. I first met Pete at a meet-up in Ecuador called the Chautauqua. While hiking [Continue Reading]
How a 28-Year-Old Used the GI Bill to Buy Multiple Rental Properties
This is another edition of my Getting Started Interview Series. In these written interviews, I ask investors all the details of how they got started in real estate investing, and then I share their answers with you! You can see an archive of all my blog interviews here. Today’s interview is with Tony Balzotti, a [Continue Reading]
The Best of 2019 at Coach Carson
Each year late in December, I take time to reflect on the past year (see my Annual Review). As part of that process, I review and summarize my writing and other creative activities around here at Coach Carson. Then I share the best (most popular) content of the year with you – including articles, podcast episodes, [Continue Reading]
How a Biologist Became a Full-Time Real Estate Investor in 2.5 Years
This is another edition of my Getting Started Interview Series. In these written interviews, I ask investors all the details of how they got started in real estate investing, and then I share their answers with you! You can see an archive of all my blog interviews here. Today’s interview is with Lee Ripma from Los [Continue Reading]
How a 30-Something Couple Got Started With Fixer-Upper Properties
This is another edition of my Getting Started Interview Series. In these written interviews, I ask investors all the details of how they got started in real estate investing, and then I share their answers with you! You can see an archive of all my blog interviews here. Today’s interview is with Preston Dahl from [Continue Reading]
How a 40-Something Couple Quit Their Jobs to Travel the World
This is the next edition of my Early Retirement Interview Series. In these written interviews, I ask early retirees the details of how they achieved financial independence, and I share their answers with you! You can see an archive of all my blog interviews here. Today’s investor profile is about Rob and Reshawn from Learn, [Continue Reading]
Debt-Free With 3 Rentals (in 3 Years!)
This is the next edition of my Getting Started Interview Series. In these written interviews, I ask investors all the details of how they got started in real estate investing, and then I share their answers with you! You can see an archive of all my blog interviews here. Today’s investor profile is about Sarah [Continue Reading]
Why Most Financial Advisors Won’t Tell You to Invest in Real Estate
I met Brent Sutherland, the author of today’s guest post, at a financial conference called FinCon. I was immediately impressed with him because he was a certified financial planner who ALSO spoke fluently about real estate investing! Yes, that’s a rare combination. And as a result, I asked him to write a guest post to [Continue Reading]
How a 26-Year-Old Achieved Financial Independence in 3 Years With House Hacking
I’m excited to share this post with you about a 26-year-old guy named Craig Curelop who used house hacking + frugality to QUICKLY reach financial independence in less than 3 years. Craig also recently published a new book through Bigger Pockets called The House Hacking Strategy: How to Use Your Home to Achieve Financial Freedom. [Continue Reading]
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