Strategic Rental Property Investment Journey

Follow the speaker's transition from job loss to smart rental property investments, aiming for financial security with a goal of 30 units by 2020. Learn how they turned a $22,000 property into a cash-generating asset, expanded to 40 units by 2022, and found success in Ottawa, Illinois's stable real estate market.

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Could real estate investing help you reach financial freedom much sooner than you thought possible? Today’s guest had his world turned upside down by one tragic incident, but he was able to quit his W2 job, pivot to real estate, and fast-track his journey to FIRE!

Today, we’re chatting with technology instructor turned full-time real estate investor Keith Nugent. After a skydiving accident rendered him unable to perform his previous job duties, Keith knew he needed a new path to financial independence. Fortunately, he discovered real estate at the perfect time. Taking advantage of the fallout from the 2008 housing market crash, Keith started loading up on rental properties—often buying them for pennies on the dollar. In just twelve years, he had not only achieved his goal of thirty cash-flowing units by 2020 but also added an additionalten units to his portfolio!

Thanks to real estate, Keith now has a career that fully accommodates his disability and will allow him to retire early. In the meantime, he enjoys his newfound financial freedom by traveling the world and spending time with his FIRE-bound friends. In this episode, Keith offers practical tips on how to start investing in real estate—from choosing your market to buying your first rental property and more!

In This Episode We Cover

How Keith became a full-time real estate investor after a tragic skydiving accident

How to replace your W2 income and achieve financial freedom with real estate

Why time in the market is MORE important than timing the market

How to determine how much cash flow you need to support your retirement

Why you NEED an estate plan and how to decide who inherits your assets

And So Much More!

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