Investor Retires in 6 Years ($120K/Year) by Doing This

BiggerPockets Money Podcast

BiggerPockets

Investing, Education, Business

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🗓️ 15 August 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

On this episode of the BiggerPockets Money podcast Mindy and Scott are joined by Beau Webb. Beau went from flying Blackhawk helicopters in the Army to achieving financial independence in his 30s through a diversified investment strategy that goes way beyond basic index funds. Beau built wealth through real estate, and savvy use of military benefits while still crushing it in traditional markets. But here's what makes his story even more powerful - he's living proof that you CAN retire early in just ten years if you save and invest strategically. His approach blends real estate investing, the smart use of military benefits, and disciplined plays in traditional markets. The result? Multiple streams of income that comfortably cover his lifestyle — all without tapping his retirement accounts. Beau's story proves that you can reach FI in as little as ten years, not by living on rice and beans, but by leveraging creative financing, making intentional moves, and thinking bigger than conventional financial advice allows. This Episode Covers: The exact house hacking strategies Beau used to build his first income streams Creative financing techniques that work even with limited starting capital How to maximize VA loan benefits for accelerated wealth building Why mobile home parks and self-storage became Beau's secret weapons Building multiple income streams that cover lifestyle costs without touching retirement accounts Diversification strategies across real estate and traditional markets The ten-year FI timeline: realistic expectations vs. extreme sacrifice How to leverage unique advantages (military or otherwise) for faster wealth building And SO much more! 00:00 Introduction to Today's Guest 01:14 Military Background and Financial Beginnings 05:42 First Steps into Real Estate 07:52 House Hacking 10:34 First Duplex Purchase 16:17 Expanding the Real Estate Portfolio 19:42 Diverse Investment Strategies 21:38 Seller Financing 28:28 Expanding the Portfolio 31:49 Achieving Financial Independence 34:36 Life as a Full-Time Investor 37:47 Connect with Beau! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Today's guest, Bo, went from flying Black Hawk helicopters in the Army to achieving financial
0:05.1	independence in his 30s through a diversified investment strategy.
0:09.7	He's built well through real estate, mobile home parks, and savvy use of military benefits
0:14.5	while still crushing it in traditional markets.
0:17.1	If you're ready to learn investment strategies that go far beyond basic index funds,
0:21.5	this episode will open your eyes to what's possible.
0:29.1	Hello, hello, hello, and welcome to the Bigger Pockets Money podcast. My name is Mindy Jensen,
0:33.4	and with me as always is my real estate savvy co-host, Scott Trench. Thanks, Mindy. Great to be here.
0:37.8	Always great to talk about the tenants of financial independence.
0:41.7	All right, we are so excited to be joined by Bow Webb today.
0:43.7	We recently did an episode on using military benefits to help soldiers achieve financial independence.
0:50.1	And we are now excited to hear about Bose via journey today because whether or not you have military benefits to tap into, there are aspects of his portfolio and his journey that I think anybody can learn from. Bo, welcome to Bigger Pockets Money. Thank you, Scott. Thank you, Mindy. Super happy to be here. I'm a longtime follower of Bigger Pockets Money and Bigger Pockets in. So humped to be talking to you guys.
1:11.8	Awesome. Us too. We are so excited to hear about this story. Can you tell us a little bit about where
1:16.5	it begins and what you were doing in the military? Sure. Yeah. It was about six years ago. I was a
1:20.8	Black Hawk pilot in the Army. Before that, I had graduated from West Point, the U.S. Military
1:25.8	Academy. I was from a small town in Texas,
1:27.8	and I had been raised to spend less than I make to work hard and say when you can. But around
1:33.5	six years ago, as a young officer in the Army, that was kind of the extent of my financial
1:38.3	literacy. I didn't know much about investing, didn't really have any interest in investing up to
1:43.8	that point.
1:44.3	But around that time, I was exposed to things like the fire community and bigger pockets and
1:49.5	real estate. And a lot of things changed for me then.
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