#491: Why There Should Always Be One More Deal

About this episode

The episode discusses the importance of always pursuing one more deal in real estate investing while balancing growth, risk, and personal happiness.

⭐ Get my coaching & community to achieve financial freedom → https://www.coachcarson.com/rpm-pod-491 ⚒️Get my best investor tools for FREE → https://www.coachcarson.com/toolkit-pod-491 ▶️Next Episode: How Many Rentals Do You ACTUALLY Need to Retire? (The Real Number) Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/483-how-many-rentals-do-you-actually-need-to-retire/id1448707654?i=1000761070798 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0PWXaqIpwfvopSncC91s9s?si=riB3_klCQyucv1FtmpP0Vw -------------------------- 🎬 Topics Covered: (0:00) - What Comes After Real Estate Success? (0:35) - How David Got Started From Scratch (3:36) - The Fear That Stops Most Investors (6:53) - Why David Switched to Short-Term Rentals (14:41) - The Unexpected Challenges of STR Investing (20:39) - Tech that ALL STRs Need to Run (22:27) - The Real Profits $$$ STRs Can Make (30:57) - Why David Always Does One More Deal (35:24) - When to Stop Growing & Scaling (41:14) - Why Happiness Beats Success (45:45) - Advice David Wishes He Had Earlier (48:14) - How Many Rentals Do You Really Need? 🎙️ Episode #491 - There should always be one more deal, but not for the reason you think. Here's how smart investors balance…

People in this episode

Host: Chad Coach Carson

Guest: David Dodge

Topics covered

• real estate investing
• financial freedom
• short-term rentals
• investor challenges
• growth and scaling
• happiness vs success

Keywords

• real estate success
• investor tools
• STR investing
• financial independence
• rental properties

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Oregon Vacation Rentals, Linked-In, Coach Carson

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