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Real Estate Investing 101 – 9 Steps to Get Started (or Restarted)

By Chad Carson 69 Comments Filed Under: Getting Started

I vividly remember being a beginner real estate investor. As a 23-year old with zero experience in business or the real world, it was overwhelming to get started. I did the only thing I knew at the time – I learned as much as I could from books, seminars, mentors, and the school of hard [Continue Reading]

Tagged With: down payment, financing, investment criteria, marketing, Podcast, strategy, target market, wealth stage

6 Reasons I Prefer Creative Financing to Bank Financing

By Chad Carson 2 Comments Filed Under: Financing & Loans

I graduated from Clemson University in 2002.  Soon after graduating I began real estate investing full-time with a business partner.  Like many recent college grads, we were ambitious, a bit naive, and cash poor. We started when easy-money loans were the norm, but it turns out that having no job, no experience, and no assets [Continue Reading]

Tagged With: creative financing, financing, lease options, seller financing

4 Big Real Estate Mistakes to Avoid

By Chad Carson 1 Comment Filed Under: Getting Started

My 10 years in the real estate business have been action-packed but relatively short from a long-term perspective.  Time and wisdom teach us how to avoid the biggest mistakes. That’s why I love to absorb wisdom and stories from those who’ve been around longer than I have. One of my favorite old-school real estate teachers [Continue Reading]

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