Retire Early with Real Estate: How Smart Investing Can Help You Escape the 9-5 Grind and Do More of What Matters

Si quieres tener una estructura mental avanzada de todas las posibilidades para crear riqueza en el sector inmobiliario, este es tu libro. Aunque es un libro americano, es 100% aplicable a cualquier pais (excepto algunas menciones a leyes muy concretas como el tax 1031 exchange...). Es una maravilla. Te hace expandir tu mente con muchas estrategias con las que apalancarte para construir tu patrimonio inmobiliario creativamente.

How many times can you repeat the same information? The author provides plenty of " what to do" but very little "how to do it." For example, in part 7, the author says, " this plan will count on you finding homes at well below market value." Ok, but how does average joe find homes at well below market value? Also, the numbers used for examples were extremely generous. In some cases, the author had homes with mortgages generating greater than $500 in pure cash flow. Anyone in the business knows that these numbers are almost never attainable. The examples are good, but they are too perfect. They are perfect world scenarios that average people are unlikely to achieve. I would just do some google searching and skip buying this book.

I first learned about Coach Carson after watching a few of his real estate investing videos on YouTube. He always provided a ton of valuable content so I decided to buy his book to further expand my real estate knowledge. Luckily, I'm really glad I did!This book is packed with helpful strategies investors can use to grow their real estate portfolio. I especially valued his ideas on setting clear milestones on your F.I. journey and celebrating them along the way. I know from personal experience, it can be easy to get disheartened by the lack of "perceived" progress you're making. Breaking your big goal of financial freedom into bite-sized parts will help you stay the course even when times get tough.Along with that, his idea of applying the "debt-snowball" to paying off your mortgages aggressively was also a great insight. Although leverage can amplify your returns over time, it also holds more risk. A lot of real estate investors fail to address this concern and I'm really glad he did. Great job Carson and I look forward to reading your future work!

Overall, this book is one that I can see myself coming back to as I move through the stages of life that are described within. Trying to remember everything I’ve learned from this read would be impossible due to how thorough Chad is, but that’s a welcomed fact when compared to the countless real estate investing books that exist today. This is something that I would recommend to anyone trying to set themselves up correctly for retiring early with a focus in real estate investing.The Good:Chad goes in debt into most of the topics that he covers in his book. He frequently sites real world examples of how different scenarios will play out and he continually loops his insights back into how different approaches will affect the end goal of early retirement. Peppered in between each chapter, Chad also injects case studies on specific profiles who are utilizing the methods that are described in the pages before. This mix of real world knowledge, and classroom type education is the perfect blend for me.Chad really knows his stuff - He takes the time to set up the reader’s journey on the front end, so that expectations are clear. While going through the book, he frequently sites where we are in the journey and important knowledge and potential pitfalls to think about along the way.The Bad:Like all books, there are only so many pages that you can use to cram all of your knowledge into, and I think Chad falls victim to that very issue. Often times throughout the book, I wanted to know more about the very topic at hand. The good news is that Chad makes up for his brevity in some topics with recommended reading or other websites and blogs to check out. This issue is more nit-picky than anything and it certainly isn’t a hindrance to enjoying the material.Why Read:This book pushed me to start following Coach Carson more closely and since reading this book, I’ve found countless other excellent reads and helpful knowledge on his website, coachcarson.com. This book goes down as one of the best books I’ve read on the real estate investing life-cycle to date.Originally posted on TheMoneySmiths.com.

Chad's book is one of the best books I have read on real estate. I love that he gives you straightforward advice on how you can get started investing in real estate. As someone who aspires to invest in real estate one day I like that he provides ways you can gain experience while you work on preparing to invest. I also like that he helps you to see where you are financially in getting started. Really love this book and will continue to use it as a resource and reference!