Episode #1127 Simplify How You Manage Your Rentals (For Free!) with TurboTenant! https://www.turbotenant.com/biggerpockets/?utm_source=biggerpockets&utm_medium=affiliate&utm_campaign=video&utm_content=%5BXXX%5D Maximize Your Real Estate Investing with a Self-Directed IRA from Equity Trust: https://eqtytrst.co/bp-1031 Episode Show Notes: https://lnk.to/biggerpocketsYT Join BiggerPockets for FREE 👇 https://www.biggerpockets.com/signup?utm_source=owned_media Let Us Know What You Thought of the Show! https://www.BiggerPockets.com/Podcastfeedback Grab Chad’s Book, “The Small and Mighty Real Estate Investor”: https://www.biggerpockets.com/doless?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Sign Up for the BiggerPockets Real Estate Newsletter: https://www.biggerpockets.com/email-subscribe?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Property Manager Finder: https://biggerpockets.com/findapm Why the Massive Real Estate Empire You Think You Want Won’t Give You the Life You Imagine: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/go-small-or-go-home?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Connect with Chad: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/clemsoninvestor?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Connect with Dave: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/davem27?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none 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. 00:00 Real Estate’s HUGE Impact 01:56 Achieving Time Freedom 04:27 Slowing Down & “Mini” Retirements 09:06 Building a Flexible Portfolio 13:04 Reducing Portfolio Risk 18:17 Be Who You Want to Be! 20:17 The “Gift” of Giving Back 26:50 Traveling & Living Abroad 29:34 The 2-Hour Workweek 35:09 Connect with Chad!