How to Buy Time and Freedom with a Simple Rental Portfolio (2-Hour Workweek)

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May 28, 2025

Chad Carson, an investor and author of The Small and Mighty Real Estate Investor, shares his journey of transforming real estate into a means for true freedom. He discusses how he optimized his portfolio for a mere two-hour workweek, emphasizing the real returns of time and flexibility over financial gain. Chad advocates for mini-retirements instead of traditional retirement, illustrating how a simple rental portfolio can lead to personal fulfillment and adventurous living. He also shares tips on effective property management and the joy of balancing work with family adventures.

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Chad's Early Real Estate Journey

Chad started with a 'go big' strategy flipping many properties before the 2007 crash.
He realized the intense workload hurt lifestyle and sought time and flexibility instead.

INSIGHT

Value of Patience and Mini-Retirements

Patience in real estate allows building wealth and lifestyle balance simultaneously.
Mini-retirements spaced through life enhance enjoyment without sacrificing long-term goals.

INSIGHT

Know Why You Invest

Many start chasing rental income goals without clear purpose.
Without understanding why, bigger income targets only fuel endless chasing and dissatisfaction.

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Rentals can give you much more than just bigger pockets. They can buy you time, flexibility, and the freedom to design an adventurous and fulfilling life. Just ask today’s guest, who built a simple real estate portfolio that runs itself—creating space for midday hikes, living abroad, and passion projects. In this episode, he’ll show YOU how to slow down and do the same!

Today, Chad Carson, investor and author of The Small and Mighty Real Estate Investor returns to the show to share how real estate investing gave him much more than money. Chad has been investing for decades, but now, he’s making a major shift. Rather than accumulating more rental properties, he’s paying off the ones he already owns. Instead of putting in 80-hour workweeks, he’s traveling, taking mini-retirements, and prioritizing his life goals. And the best part? Some weeks, he spends as little as two hours on his portfolio!

Want to copy Chad’s success? In this episode, he’ll show you how to trade the rat race—whether that means long hours at your nine-to-five or the relentless grind of scaling your investments—for time freedom, a flexible portfolio, and a real estate business that works for you.

In This Episode We Cover

How Chad optimized his real estate portfolio for a two-hour workweek

Why real estate’s real return isn’t money—but time, freedom, and flexibility

How to use real estate investing to build a fulfilling life (not just a big portfolio!)

Swapping traditional retirement for mini-retirements that help you savor life while you’re young

The power of paying down mortgages versus buying more rental properties

How to ditch the rat race for a real estate business that works for YOU

And So Much More!

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