Keep in mind, though, that eventually saving money and fixing your credit should be the priority.

You should want to save money.

You should want to have some big cash reserves.

And so, yes, getting started is a challenge.

I recognize that.

So these are all been ideas to help you do that.

But big picture.

Remember, make the goal to start saving money to get a big pile of cash in your bank account,

eventually that you can

invest yourself.

Welcome to the Real Estate and Financial Independence Podcast.

My name is Chad Carson.

You can call me Coach.

And this is a show all about investing in real estate, achieving financial independence, and doing more of what matters.

Thank you for being here today, whether you're a new listener or a regular. I really appreciate you being here.

I'm recording this in late September 2020, and it's turned a corner season-wise. It's nice and cool outside here in the

foothills of the mountains upstate of South Carolina. This has also been an interesting

year for me, real estate-wise. The COVID crisis obviously is going on. There's been some

concerns about that. Most of our rental properties are doing fine. There's a couple

payment issues and things here and there, but by and large,

we have had a pretty good year, a normal year, despite all of what's going on with our,

we have approximately 110 rental units. I've also had a lot of remodels this year. So we've

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