How Few Rental Properties Do You Actually Need to Quit Your Job? (Coach Chad Carson Says Fewer Than You Think)

A conversation with Chad “Coach” Carson, host of the Real Estate Investing for Cashflow Podcast and author of The Small and Mighty Real Estate Investor The default real estate investing advice goes something like this: Get to 100 doors, then 500, then a syndication, and then a fund. Then you’ve made it. Chad Carson has been quietly arguing the opposite for two decades. He’s a long-term rental investor in South Carolina, the author of The Small and Mighty Real Estate Investor, and one of the few voices in real estate who built a portfolio, hit financial freedom, and then said out loud, “You probably don’t need as many doors as you think.” I asked him six questions about the math, the mistakes, and the mindset that separates investors who quit their jobs from those who just keep collecting properties. His answers are the closest thing to a counter-programming manifesto you’ll find in real estate this year. 1. The Number of Doors Most Investors Actually Need Q: How few doors do you actually need to quit your job and never go back? “I’ve seen people quit their jobs with as few as three or four doors, but those were high cash flow properties like short-term rentals. For most people thes...