Episode #1003 Try the BiggerPockets Real Estate Investment Calculators on Your Next Deal: https://www.biggerpockets.com/investment-calculators?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Episode Show Notes: https://link.chtbl.com/BPRE 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 Learn How to Reach Financial Freedom with FEWER Rentals with the “Small and Mighty Real Estate Investor”: https://store.biggerpockets.com/products/small-and-mighty-real-estate-investor?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Property Manager Finder: https://biggerpockets.com/findapm See Dave at BPCON2024 in Cancun! https://www.biggerpockets.com/events?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none House Hacking 101: What It Is and How to Get Started: https://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing/house-hacking-strategy?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=none Connect with Corby: https://www.biggerpockets.com/users/cgoade?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 How does a teacher with a LOW salary achieve financial freedom, let alone invest in real estate? Surprisingly, it’s not as hard as you think, and if you repeat the strategy from today’s show, you could reach financial freedom much sooner than you’d planned. In this episode, we’re talking to Corby Goade, who, not too long ago, was a teacher making just $17,000 per year at the start of his career. So, how did he begin building wealth and replace his AND his wife’s income? After fixing up an outdated house he bought after college, Corby was shocked by how much equity he had made. With some basic painting, new flooring, and simple upgrades, Corby made twice as much in equity as he did teaching. From there, a rinse-and-repeat-type strategy formed as Corby slowly began buying rental properties whenever he could, even with his tiny teacher’s salary. Fast forward to today, and Corby and his wife are financially free, running multiple businesses and living life on their terms. They still own that first rental, even though Corby did “everything wrong” (his words), and his first tenant almost destroyed the property. Still an active investor, Corby says that deals just like his first one are on the market NOW, even in 2024. He shares his exact buy box you can use TODAY to find properties like this, walk into equity, and achieve financial freedom just like he did. 00:00 Intro 01:47 Accidentally Making Double His Salary 06:58 Doing Everything Wrong 11:07 Surviving the 2008 Crash 16:37 Quitting His Job 19:51 What a "Deal" Looks Like 29:26 How Much These Deals Make 31:12 Get Deals Sent to You! 32:22 Best Tip for Newbies