Travis Watts: How to Become a Passive Real Estate Investor

Meet Travis Watts, a full-time passive apartment investor, director of investor relations at Ashcroft Capital, and educator. He has been in the real estate industry since 2009 where he started as an active single-family investor only to find it was not aligning with his strengths and goals.

In this episode of Construct your Life with Austin Linney, Travis shares his journey from an active to a passive real estate investor, the lessons he has learned, and how he’s using his experience to educate other people. He talks about the importance of value addition and a network when getting into real estate investing.

Listen in to learn about the F.I.R.E financial method and how it helps you make the right decisions about money now for your future.

“There’s nothing wrong with passive, there’s nothing wrong with active it’s about aligning to your strengths.”- Travis [19:19]

What you will discover:

[5:59] How to align your goals and mission with your business partners.
[15:35] The importance of a network for value addition in growing your real estate business.
[25:08] Understanding F.I.R.E (Financial Independence Retire Early) financial model.
[33:21] Identifying what is important to you and focusing on it.
[36:49] How to understand a real estate market from a macro level.
[40:00] Factors to consider when considering real estate investing.

Relevant Links:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/traviswatts1234/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/passiveinvestortips/
Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/passiveinvestortips
Website: Connect with Travis Scott

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