Real Estate Investing with Coach Carson

⭐ Get my coaching & community to achieve financial freedom → https://go.coachcarson.com/rpm-511-pod ⚒️Get my best investor tools for FREE → https://go.coachcarson.com/toolkit-pod-511 ▶️Next Episode: How I Analyze ANY Real Estate Market in 15 Minutes for FREE! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/367-how-i-analyze-any-real-estate-market-in-15-minutes/id1448707654?i=1000674687445 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2rQNX4X3zq9xHRz1UH8urX?si=4F9VtK1bRLqnA1v3nvDxqQ -------------------------- 🎙️ Episode #511 - Brian Waters owns 20+ rentals across the country, many in markets he's never visited. He shares lessons from turnkey rentals to BRRRR deals, and why you don't need 50 properties to achieve financial freedom. 🎬 Topics Covered: (0:00) - 20 Rentals, 2,000 Miles Away (0:48) - Why Invest Out of State? (3:30) - How to Pick Your Market (5:00) - Brian's Market-Buying Rules (10:20) - How to Invest From Anywhere (14:57) - How to Find a Great Property Manager (20:39) - How One Deal Led to Multiple Markets (24:27) - Why Real Estate Is a Team Sport (28:45) - Brian's Investing Playbook (32:17) - BRRRR: How Brian Scaled His Rentals (38:29) - Do the Numbers Actually Work? (45:44) - Brian's Biggest Investing Lessons (52:34) - What's Next for Brian? (55:54) - Analyze Any Market in 15 Minutes 📄 Show Notes: https://www.coachcarson.com/20longdistancerentals/ 🔗 Connect with Brian Waters: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mr.brian.waters/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mr.brian.waters TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@mr.brian.waters Website: https://www.rentalpropplaybook.com/ -------------------------- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: 💵 Need Investor-Friendly Financing? This is who I trust: https://www.coachcarson.com/bryan 🏠 TurboTenant – Streamline Your Property Management for Free: https://www.coachcarson.com/turbotenant 📱 DealMachine – Software to help you buy more real estate deals: https://www.coachcarson.com/dealmachine

⭐ Get my coaching & community to achieve financial freedom → https://www.coachcarson.com/rpm-pod-510 ⚒️Get my FREE Where Should You Invest Cheat Sheet → https://go.coachcarson.com/wheretoinvest-cheatsheet-510 ▶️ Next Episode: How to Become Financially Free with 5 Small & Simple Rentals Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/357-how-to-become-financially-free-with-5-small-simple/id1448707654?i=1000665864424 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/336CUBMafiXziE1NfdMh8O?si=MX98eU8FQD-bWo5hIcFfZg -------------------------- (0:00) - How to Pick the Right Market (1:05) - The Rent-to-Price Ratio Explained (3:35) - Use ChatGPT to Test Your Market (6:21) - Get Coach's Cheat Sheet (7:00) - Do the Numbers Work in High-Cost Markets? (12:55) - How to Negotiate Seller Financing (18:01) - Do the Numbers Work in Low-Cost Markets? (24:07) - The 3-Step Market Analysis (24:37) - How Much Can You Handle? (27:21) - What Do You Need Your Money to Do? (32:14) - Do You Believe in Your Market? (36:54) - How to Become Financially Free with 5 Small & Simple Rentals 🎙️ Episode #510 - Can't find good deals locally? Here's how to decide whether investing out of state is the right move. 📄 Show Notes: https://www.coachcarson.com/investoutofstate/ -------------------------- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES: 💵 Need Investor-Friendly Financing? This is who I trust: https://www.coachcarson.com/bryan 🏠 TurboTenant – Streamline Your Property Management for Free: https://www.coachcarson.com/turbotenant 📱 DealMachine – Software to help you buy more real estate deals: https://www.coachcarson.com/dealmachine

Wesley Portegies, a New York real estate investor and serial entrepreneur, joins a practical conversation about making rentals run without you. They explore five essential operating systems, consistent tenant screening, rent collection, delinquency plans, preventative maintenance, organized records, automation, and KPI dashboards. Plus, discover the 30-day test for measuring your rental business’s independence.

Matt Kamp, a real estate investor and DealMachine representative, shares a 90-day blueprint for finding an off-market deal. He and Chad explore how to define a focused buy box, test it with data, prepare financing and a team, and uncover overlooked properties through driving for dollars. They also cover targeted seller lists, personal outreach, seller conversations, and making more compelling offers.

Managing 96 rental units in just two hours a week sounds impossible, but the path involves more than automation. Explore the investor journey from hands-on beginnings to the “harvester” phase, the people and systems that create leverage, software and SOPs that streamline operations, and why pruning high-hassle properties can bring greater freedom.

Dawn Matze, a Southern California builder, author of Nailed It!, and longtime real estate investor, explores life after reaching “enough.” They discuss shifting from relentless acquisition to harvesting cash flow, giving older properties new jobs, owner financing, debt payoff, reserves, and portfolio simplification. Dawn also reflects on identity beyond work, family, purpose, generosity, and stewardship.

John Schaub, a real estate investor, educator, author, and private lender buying property since 1972, joins the conversation. He explores creative financing in today’s market, finding motivated sellers, and building low-maintenance rental income. They compare single-family homes with multifamily properties, discuss starting later in life, paying off debt, private lending, and navigating taxes, insurance, and market shifts.

Emily built a $3 million rental portfolio, then began selling properties to pursue greater freedom. She shares her move from 14 scattered units to a smaller, local collection of higher-quality rentals, the hidden CapEx risks that erased profits, and how a 1031 exchange led to a $1.16 million Atlanta fourplex. The conversation explores why 100 units may be unnecessary and how $12,000 launched her investing journey.

⭐Apply to Join RPM and attend the live sessions: https://www.coachcarson.com/rpm-pod-503b -------------------------- Topics Covered: 00:00 I asked my brother how he'd sue me 00:21 A new Coach's Corner format (and how to send feedback) 00:56 Why I've avoided talking about liability 02:01 23 years, and the lawsuit I've never seen 03:26 Risk #1: Loans with a date attached 04:34 What a balloon note actually is 05:09 The 2008 story: a $1M property sold for $600K 06:39 The fine print that lets a bank call your loan early 08:30 Risk #2: Remodels beyond your experience level 10:47 Start simple (and my own over-budget projects) 11:33 Risk #3: Bad locations that look great on a spreadsheet 13:00 So does liability actually matter? 14:13 Liability September inside RPM 14:48 Session 1: How my brother would build a case against me 18:00 Session 2: An attorney who owns rentals and teaches the law 18:50 Session 3: What liability insurance really covers 19:18 How to join us before September 10th 20:40 Send me your liability story 🎙️ Episode #503b – Recently I asked my brother how he'd sue me. He's a lawyer, and no, we're not fighting. I wanted him to war-game my defenses as a landlord. But before I get to that, I want to share something I've noticed in 23 years of investing. I have never once watched an investor go out of business because a tenant sued them. Not one time. And yet that's the risk most of us spend real money and real worry protecting ourselves against. What I have seen, over and over, are three other things. Financing with a date attached to it. Remodel projects beyond an investor's experience level. And bad locations that look great on a spreadsheet and grind you down until you quit. In this Coach's Corner episode I walk through all three, including a friend who lost a decade of equity in 2008 because of a balloon note, and a few of my own deals that went over budget. Then I get into what I don't know. Because a tenant really can fall down your stairs. I just have never seen honest numbers on how often it happens or what it costs, only sales pitches. So this month I'm bringing in three people who can give straight answers. Liability September inside Rental Property Mastery: Sept 10 with my brother Andrew, a South Carolina attorney who has worked injury cases from both sides and now represents the people bringing them. Sept 17 with a practicing attorney who owns rentals and teaches real estate law at Clemson. Later in the month with Steadily on what a landlord liability policy actually covers. If you already own at least one rental and want to be in the room, apply at coachcarson.com/rpm-pod-503b. Applying isn't committing. The next step is a short call with Joe to see whether it's a fit. Got a liability story of your own, good or bad? Email me at [email protected]. I'm collecting them. And this is a newer, audio-only format, so I'd love to know whether you want more of these. Email me or tag me @coachchadcarson on Instagram or Facebook.

CJ Long, Head of Claims at Steadily Landlord Insurance, breaks down why similar rental property losses can lead to different payouts. They explore claim documentation, tenant emergency prep, mitigation, property manager accountability, supplements, DIY repairs, policy gaps, and protecting an entire portfolio.