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268: Acquiring 20 Long-Distance Rental Homes (on a Military Salary!) with Rich Carey

BiggerPockets Real Estate Podcast

English - March 01, 2018 07:00 - 1 hour - ★★★★★ - 16.3K ratings
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Many people feel that because their local market isn’t great for rental property cash flow, they can’t invest. Don’t tell that to today’s guest, who for the past decade has been doing just that—even while working full-time in the U.S. Military! Today’s guest is Rich Carey, who shares with us his strategy of buying rentals in one location, despite living in many different places across the world. Rich also discusses his strategy of NOT using leverage, instead choosing to buy properties with cash instead, which has allowed him to maximize his cash flow and has given him true financial independence. Rich’s story is inspiring and highly educational, so set aside time today to listen to the whole interview. We think you will really like this one!
In This Episode We Cover:

How he bought his first property while assigned in Guam

Tips for flipping new construction

Why you should consider switching investing style after a flop

Why you shouldn’t buy a house, unless…

Advice on long-distance house flipping

What you should know about partnerships and trust

His experience investing in properties in military bases

A discussion on leveraging properties

The importance of having a frugal lifestyle

Hiccups on his first property and valuable lessons from it

How he manages his properties out-of-state

And SO much more!

Links from the Show

BiggerPockets Forums

BiggerPockets Money Show

Introduce yourself to the forum

Leading Landlord

BiggerPockets Podcast 230: Real Estate Investing as a Side Hustle with Grammy-Winning Producer Seth Mosley

BiggerPockets Landlord Forms

BiggerPockets Podcast 223: How to Become “Set for Life” Through House Hacking, Frugality, and Maximizing Your Income with Scott Trench

BiggerPockets Podcast 035: Quitting Your Job, Lifestyle Design, and Being a Traveling Landlord with Paula Pant

Books Mentioned in this Show

The Total Money Makeover by David Ramsey

Set for Life by Scott Trench

Long Distance Real Estate Investing by David Greene

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Fire Round Questions

What extras do you add to your lease

Recourse against property manager for fraudulent repair billing?

Tenant wants to buy my house

Tweetable Topics:

“You can pay off a mortgage pretty fast when you put your effort into that.” (Tweet This!)

“I don’t believe that you have to wait for things to crash then invest everything.” (Tweet This!)

Connect with Rich

Rich’s Personal Blog

Email Rich


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Many people feel that because their local market isn’t great for rental property cash flow, they can’t invest. Don’t tell that to today’s guest, who for the past decade has been doing just that—even while working full-time in the U.S. Military! Today’s guest is Rich Carey, who shares with us his strategy of buying rentals in one location, despite living in many different places across the world. Rich also discusses his strategy of NOT using leverage, instead choosing to buy properties with cash instead, which has allowed him to maximize his cash flow and has given him true financial independence. Rich’s story is inspiring and highly educational, so set aside time today to listen to the whole interview. We think you will really like this one!

In This Episode We Cover:


How he bought his first property while assigned in Guam

Tips for flipping new construction

Why you should consider switching investing style after a flop

Why you shouldn’t buy a house, unless…
Advice on long-distance house flipping
What you should know about partnerships and trust

His experience investing in properties in military bases

A discussion on leveraging properties

The importance of having a frugal lifestyle

Hiccups on his first property and valuable lessons from it
How he manages his properties out-of-state

And SO much more!

Links from the Show


BiggerPockets Forums
BiggerPockets Money Show
Introduce yourself to the forum
Leading Landlord
BiggerPockets Podcast 230: Real Estate Investing as a Side Hustle with Grammy-Winning Producer Seth Mosley
BiggerPockets Landlord Forms
BiggerPockets Podcast 223: How to Become “Set for Life” Through House Hacking, Frugality, and Maximizing Your Income with Scott Trench
BiggerPockets Podcast 035: Quitting Your Job, Lifestyle Design, and Being a Traveling Landlord with Paula Pant

Books Mentioned in this Show

The Total Money Makeover by David Ramsey

Set for Life by Scott Trench

Long Distance Real Estate Investing by David Greene

Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki

Fooled by Randomness by Nassim Nicholas Taleb

Fire Round Questions


What extras do you add to your lease
Recourse against property manager for fraudulent repair billing?
Tenant wants to buy my house

Tweetable Topics:


“You can pay off a mortgage pretty fast when you put your effort into that.” (Tweet This!)
“I don’t believe that you have to wait for things to crash then invest everything.” (Tweet This!)

Connect with Rich


Rich’s Personal Blog
Email Rich

Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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