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Apr 2023
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754: EVERYTHING You Need to Get Your Fir...

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Ready to buy your first rental property in 2023? If you’re going to reach financial independence, retire early, and own your time, you better get started. But you can’t build a rental property portfolio without buying your first, second, or third deal. So, how do you go from real estate zero to rental property hero without having any experience? Take some notes from rental property investing expert David Greene, who built his financial freedom-producing portfolio in under ten years!

David walks step-by-step through everything you must do to buy your first rental property in 2023. From finding the deals, getting your financing and loans set up, analyzing a property, and repeating the system. If you listen fully through this episode, you’ll have everything you need to find and buy your first (or next) rental property. So what are you waiting for? Grab a notepad and a pen, and don’t get distracted by David’s beautiful bald head. Now is the time to start building your life of financial freedom

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In This Episode We Cover:

Why your first few real estate deals DON’T MATTER (as much as you’d think)

The “stack” real estate method to build an EXPLOSIVE real estate portfolio 

The “3 D’s” of real estate investing and where to find dollars, deals, and investing direction 

The BEST way to find real estate deals (even in a tough market like 2023)

How to analyze a rental property (LIVE!) using the BiggerPockets rental property calculator 

The one tool top investors use to get deals done even faster 

And So Much More!

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Books Mentioned in the Show:

BRRRR by David Greene

Long-Distance Real Estate Investing by David Greene

SOLD by David Greene

SKILL by David Greene

SCALE by David Greene

The One Thing by Gary Keller


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