Chad Coach Carson

Being CHEAP on the front end can cost you DOUBLE on the back end.

"Preventative maintenance is ALWAYS cheaper than emergency maintenance." –Matt the Lumberjack Landlord

The little things you ignore today are the big expenses that hit you tomorrow. Have you experienced this?

"If you don't have something simple in place to inspect your property every six months, you really don't care about your $300,000 investment." –Matt the Lumberjack Landlord* *On podcast 479: youtu.be/siWqfTI7WA8

Negative cash flow doesn't happen all at once – it leaks out through small maintenance decisions you barely notice.

"Most of the maintenance problems that bankrupt landlords start as tiny issues." –Matt the Lumberjack Landlord Heard on podcast 479 youtu.be/siWqfTI7WA8

"If you keep chipping away and taking one step after another, the momentum over time is amazing." – Ben Vidovich on this week's podcast 478

NEW PODCAST! These Maintenance Mistakes KILL Rental Cash Flow Watch it → youtu.be/siWqfTI7WA8 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & more Let me know what you think of the episode!

The first 5 to 7 years of real estate investing are usually a grind – but that's when the snowball is forming.

If you have a clear buy box and you tell people about it, opportunities will start coming your way.

You don't need a massive team. You just need 1 or 2 people you trust who already have their own team.

"Not every deal is best if it's zero down. Sometimes putting a little money in makes the deal a lot healthier." –Ben Vidovich on this week's podcast 478

Long-distance investors actually learn to become real business owners faster because they have to outsource everything from the very beginning.

One of the biggest mistakes I see investors make is trying to do a major remodel on their very first long-distance deal.

"Real estate is massive. There are so many houses and opportunities – it's better to be transparent and help other investors." –Ben Vidovich on this week's podcast 478

If you plant the seeds in the right location and finance it in a way you can afford to hold on, real estate tends to get better and better over time.

NEW PODCAST! If Your City is Too Expensive to Buy Rentals, Do This Instead Watch it → youtu.be/3293mX3Q1T0 Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc. Check it out & let me know your thoughts!

When things get really rough, that's when you see the payoff of reducing risk.

"All of the benefits that we want from financial freedom accrue at the end." – @investarchitect

People underestimate how freeing LEAN financial independence can be.