Real Estate Investing with Coach Carson #464: The 5-Hour Investor β A Strategy for People with Little Time
Dec 8, 2025
Struggling to find time for real estate investing? Discover the "5-hour investor" mindset, where the right strategy can fit into your busy life. Learn about different investor types and how to leverage house hacking and long-term rentals. Avoid time-consuming options like flips or intensive Airbnbs. Emphasize playing to your strengths while compensating for weaknesses, and focus on consistency to scale your investments over time. It's all about making real estate work for you, not the other way around!
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Match Strategy To Your Available Time
- Many investors struggle because they pick strategies that don't fit their available time.
- The Time-First Strategy Framework matches strategy to hours you realistically have each week.
Start With A Realistic Hourly Budget
- Ask yourself how many hours per week you can realistically commit to real estate right now.
- Choose a strategy that fits that number rather than modeling someone with more time.
Four Investor Tiers By Time
- Carson defines investor types by weekly hours: passive (0-4), 5, 10, and 20-hour investors.
- Each tier opens or closes specific strategies based on time bandwidth.
