#445: 35 Years of Real Estate & Startup Lessons in 45 Minutes

⭐ Join Rental Property Mastery, my community of rental investors on their way to financial freedom:http://coachcarson.com/rpm 📃 Get a Landlord Quote with Steadily: https://www.coachcarson.com/landlordinsurance 🎙️ Episode #445 - Chad Carson and Darren Nix distill 35 years of real estate and startup experience into the lessons that actually matter. Learn why cash flow isn’t enough, how to run your rentals like a business, and how to avoid the mistakes that wipe investors out. ▶️ Next Episode: How to Become Financially Free with 5 Small & Simple Rentals https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/357-how-to-become-financially-free-with-5-small-simple/id1448707654?i=1000665864424 📄 Show Notes: https://www.coachcarson.com/35yearsofrealestate/ 🎬 Topics Covered: (00:00) - Don’t DIE! (Financially) (00:41) - Motivation for Financial Freedom (06:52) - Early Founders: prioritize survival over upside (09:13) - Cash Flow vs. Wealth Building (13:19) - Reps, pattern matching, safer early bets (16:59) - Expected value: getting paid for risk (19:01) - Bankroll management and safe early bets (22:16) - Founder Product Fit: Finding Your Edge (27:13) - Using venture debt cautiously (31:02) - Stress testing with realistic what-ifs (32:13) - When to use insurance, and how it helps mitigate risk (37:57) - Time = Real Wealth (43:25) - Insurance for Landlords (43:58) - How to Become Financially Free with 5 Small & Simple Rentals ____________________________________________________________________ ⚒️ Get my FREE Real Estate Investor Toolkit: https://www.coachcarson.com/toolkit-pod 🖥️ Learn with Coach (Courses, Books & more): https://www.CoachCarson.com 👋 Connect with Me: 📸 https://www.instagram.com/coachchadcarson 👍 https://www.facebook.com/coachchadcarson 🐦 https://twitter.com/CoachChadCarson 💵 Need Investor-Friendly Financing? This is who I trust → https://www.coachcarson.com/bryan 💰 DealMachine – Software to help you buy more real estate deals: https://www.coachcarson.com/dealmachine-YT