Small and Mighty Real Estate Investor: How to Reach Financial Freedom with Fewer Rental Properties

Spend more time doing what you love and maximize the ROI of a small portfolio with this multi-award-winning strategy guide: “a critically important, much-needed piece of thought leadership in the real estate investing space” (Dave Meyer, host of BiggerPockets’ On the Market podcast).

You don’t need to build a massive real estate empire to achieve financial freedom, and you don’t have to sacrifice what matters to build wealth. Rather than chasing a moving goal post, you can keep your strategy simple, maximize your flexibility, and build the life you want by becoming, a small and mighty investor.

Real estate investor and podcaster Chad Carson (aka Coach Carson) intentionally built a small rental property portfolio to give his family full financial independence while requiring less than two hours per week of his time. In this book, he shares practical, step-by-step strategies for real estate investors who want more freedom, not another job. Whether you're new to real estate or hoping to downsize, this practical guide will show you a simpler, safer, and faster path to building cash flow with rental properties—so you can get out of the financial grind and do more of what matters in your life.

Inside, you will:

Make more money in less time with better property and market analysis

Find the best real estate deals with budget-friendly (and time-friendly!) methods

Learn how to build an all-star team that saves you time and money

Discover low-risk financing techniques and avoid big mistakes

Negotiate effectively and authentically to get more offers accepted

Organize and outsource your rental business to free up time and energy

Learn how to buy properties free and clear of debt for a simple, low-risk portfolio

Chad Carson (aka Coach Carson) is an author, investor, podcaster, and life-long learner who used real estate investing to reach financial independence in his thirties. With a portfolio of thirty-plus houses and small multifamily properties, Chad's primary real estate strategy is buy-and-hold rentals—but he has also used private lending, wholesaling, fix-and-flips, and creative financing. His current passion is teaching other investors how to build a small and mighty rental property business so they can get out of the financial grind and do more of what matters. Based in Clemson, South Carolina, Chad and his family have also lived abroad in other countries, including 17 months in Cuenca, Ecuador and 12 months in Granada, Spain. When not writing about himself in third person, vying for the silliest dad award, or playing pick-up basketball, Chad enjoys volunteering with a local non-profit he co-founded to create a network of walking and bike paths in his hometown.