#300 - Top 10 Real Estate Investing Lessons After 300 Episodes - Kirby Atwell
Description
Joining us on this milestone 300th episode of Living Off Rentals is... me!
I can hardly believe it's been five years and 300 episodes since launching this show back in January 2020. What started as a way to document my own journey—transitioning from Army officer to full-time real estate investor—has turned into something much bigger.
In this episode, I look back on what's changed since those early days of flipping houses, what I've learned from hundreds of conversations with other investors, and the lessons that have shaped how I live and invest today.
Enjoy the show!
Key Takeaways:
[03:00 ] The surprising journey from episode 1 to 300
[04:53 ] Reality of running a podcast
[06:19 ] Lesson #1: Recognizing your stage in real estate investing
[11:13 ] Lesson #2: Simplicity always wins in real estate
[15:37 ] Lesson #3: Your deals will always deliver the lowest return you're willing to accept
[20:25 ] Lesson #4: Build cash flow before chasing net worth
[25:03 ] Lesson #5: Keep an active income stream while building your portfolio
[28:33 ] Lesson #6: Buy based on fundamentals, not speculation
[34:20 ] Lesson #7: Why quality trumps quantity
[38:12 ] Lesson #8: Think in decades, not years, in real estate investing
[41:34 ] Lesson #9: Invest in strategies that produce outsized returns
[44:11 ] Lesson #10: Choosing the right spouse as the most important investing decision
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