Real Estate Investing with Coach Carson

Chad Coach Carson
  • 4.9 (611)
  • Investing
  • Updated Weekly

Chad "Coach" Carson shares practical advice about using real estate to retire early (aka achieve financial independence) and do more of what matters. You'll hear in-depth episodes with tips from Chad plus interviews with other real estate investors at various levels of their financial independence journey.

  1. 20h ago

    #508: If I Had to Find a Deal in 90 Days, I'd Do This!

    ☎️ Get my FREE 4 Pillars Off-Market Seller Script: https://www.coachcarson.com/sellerscript   📱 Find off-market deals with DealMachine + get my Off-Market Deal Finder mini-course FREE: https://www.coachcarson.com/90daydeal Plus: 50 bonus mailers + VIP live DealMachine training!   ▶️ Next Episode: How to Analyze a Rental Property in 2026 Apple:  https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/462-is-this-rental-actually-a-good-deal-most/id1448707654?i=1000739104213 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0M8GeXbwjiMxovR4zEnOep?si=W6BhMlXvSYmVw3XPORLy5g   -------------------------- Episode Notes:   🎬 Topics Covered: (00:00) - If I had 90 days to find a deal, I'd start here (00:51) - The mistake that makes finding a good deal almost impossible (04:33) - How much time can you actually give this? (07:01) - The buy box that makes better deals easier to find (12:12) - What a real-world buy box actually looks like (14:40) - Can AI tell you if your buy box makes sense? (20:55) - Get your money and team ready before the deal appears (23:19) - Should you hunt on-market or go off-market? (28:28) - Why driving for dollars still finds overlooked deals (30:41) - How to build a hyper-targeted seller list (35:32) - How to reach owners who aren't even trying to sell (39:34) - The 4-part conversation that gets sellers talking (45:18) - How to make offers sellers will actually consider (49:45) - Why 20 offers can change everything (54:30) - How to Analyze a Rental Property in 2026   🎙️ Episode #508 – If I had to find a real estate deal in the next 90 days, here's exactly what I'd do. Matt Kamp and I break down the step-by-step playbook for finding and buying a deal.   📄 Show Notes: https://www.coachcarson.com/1deal90days/   -------------------------- Additional Resources:   📱 DealMachine – Software to help you buy more real estate deals: https://www.coachcarson.com/90daydeal   💵 Need Investor-Friendly Financing? This is who I trust → https://www.coachcarson.com/bryan   🏠 TurboTenant – Streamline Your Property Management for Free: https://www.coachcarson.com/turbotenant-yt

    #508: If I Had to Find a Deal in 90 Days, I'd Do This!

  2. Sep 28

    #507: How I Manage 96 Rental Units in 2 Hours a Week

    🏠 TurboTenant – Streamline Your Property Management for Free:  https://www.coachcarson.com/turbotenant-pod   ⭐ Get my coaching & community to achieve financial freedom →  https://www.coachcarson.com/rpm-pod-507   ⚒️Get my best investor tools for FREE →  https://www.coachcarson.com/LLchecklists-507-pod ▶️Next Episode: This is my Ideal Rental Property (size, materials used, buy box) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5C_Lvw5aWw   Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/305-this-is-my-ideal-rental-property-size-materials/id1448707654?i=1000625110649 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2xKiNn692ccdWEXNOXHPGN?si=6Luc2QdDTuGOyBFNhMd7Xg   🎬 Topics Covered: (0:00) - How I Manage 96 Rentals in 2 Hours (1:21) - The Real Estate Learning Curve (3:44) - Entering the Harvester Phase (5:50) - The 3 Keys to Less Management (6:22) - Which Rentals Take the Most Time? (8:50) - Build Your Dream Team (13:13) - Why Tenants Are Part of Your Team (14:16) - The Time-for-Money Tradeoff (15:32) - Build Systems That Save Time (16:37) - The Software That Runs My Rentals (19:55) - Put Your Documents on Autopilot (20:51) - Create Rental Property SOPs (22:04) - The Power of Pruning Your Portfolio (22:56) - Find Your Best & Worst Rentals (25:30) - The Mindset Behind Freedom (28:02) - Why Real Estate Investors Need Community (28:59) - This is my Ideal Rental Property   🎙️ Episode #507 - Real estate isn't passive at first, but it can become passive enough. Here's how I got 96 rentals down to 2 hours a week.   📄 Show Notes: https://www.coachcarson.com/96rentals/   -------------------------- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES  💵 Need Investor-Friendly Financing?  This is who I trust → https://www.coachcarson.com/bryan   🏠 TurboTenant – Streamline Your Property Management for Free: https://www.coachcarson.com/turbotenant-yt   📱 DealMachine – Software to help you buy more real estate deals:  https://www.coachcarson.com/dealmachine-YT

    #507: How I Manage 96 Rental Units in 2 Hours a Week

  3. Sep 21

    #506: What Happens After You Have "Enough" Real Estate?

    ⭐ Get my coaching & community to achieve financial freedom →  https://www.coachcarson.com/rpm-pod-506 ⚒️Get your FREE Rental Retirement Worksheet → https://www.coachcarson.com/rentalretirementworksheet-pod   ▶️Next Episode: How to Pay Off Rental Debt in 5 Years (A Case Study) Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/301-how-to-pay-off-rental-debt-in-5-years-a-case-study/id1448707654?i=1000622121019 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2v1WindLEVllCLDuSBkszA?si=bPbM-mqbT7Ww0dGqTyHcGg   -------------------------- 🎬 Topics Covered: (0:00) - From Building Wealth to Using It (0:58) - How Dawn Got Started (4:35) - The Builder-to-Harvester Mindset Shift (9:35) - Why Stepping Away Is So Hard (21:54) - What Happens When You Slow Down? (24:29) - Making Older Investments Work for You (28:07) - The Power of Owner Financing (33:07) - When Should You Pay Off Debt? (41:26) - How Much Cash Should You Keep? (45:04) - Who Are You Without Work? (53:44) - What Does It Mean to Be a Steward? (55:54) - Connect With Dawn (56:34) - How to Pay Off Your Rental Debt   🎙️ Episode #506 - Building wealth is one thing. Figuring out what to do when you have enough is another. Dawn Matze and I talk about turning real estate into cash flow, simplifying your portfolio, and finding purpose beyond the next deal.   📄 Show Notes: https://www.coachcarson.com/enoughrealestate/   🔗 Connect with Dawn: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/womanbuilderdawn/ Book - Nailed It!: https://amzn.to/3SWAUqg Website: https://womanbuilder.com/  -------------------------- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES  💵 Need Investor-Friendly Financing?  This is who I trust → https://www.coachcarson.com/bryan   🏠 TurboTenant – Streamline Your Property Management for Free: https://www.coachcarson.com/turbotenant-yt   📱 DealMachine – Software to help you buy more real estate deals:  https://www.coachcarson.com/dealmachine-YT

    #506: What Happens After You Have "Enough" Real Estate?

  4. Sep 14

    #505: Is It Too Late to Invest in Real Estate? A 50-Year Investor Says No

    ⭐ Get my coaching & community to achieve financial freedom →  https://www.coachcarson.com/rpm-pod-505   ⚒️Get my best investor tools for FREE →  https://www.coachcarson.com/toolkit-pod-505   ▶️Next Episode: How to Make Rentals Cash Flow With 8% Mortgages Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/316-how-to-make-rentals-cash-flow-with-8-mortgages/id1448707654?i=1000633829403 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/1mFOaAb4MmTQrRt30oGMFF?si=lFdvfEoYSyaLq5AG8SGKtA   -------------------------- 🎬 Topics Covered: (0:00) - How John Schaub is buying real estate in today's market (5:50) - The old fashion investing plan that still works today (9:30) - How to find sellers who actually want to make a deal (14:35) - How to landlord when the market feels uncertain (22:37) - 10 houses or 1 multifamily: Which wins? (28:49) - Think you started too late? John disagrees. (34:29) - When holding a rental stops making sense (36:36) - When paying off your rentals is the smarter move (44:54) - How much money should you actually lend? (48:39) - The risks real estate investors shouldn't ignore (52:46) - Where to learn more from John (53:30) - Want help building your rental plan? (53:50) - How to make rentals cash flow with 8% mortgages   🎙️ Episode #505 - Think you started investing too late? John Schaub has been buying real estate since 1972 and says you may have more time than you think. We talk about creative financing, today's market, and how to build wealth at any age.   📄 Show Notes: https://www.coachcarson.com/toolatetoinvest/   -------------------------- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES  💵 Need Investor-Friendly Financing?  This is who I trust → https://www.coachcarson.com/bryan   🏠 TurboTenant – Streamline Your Property Management for Free: https://www.coachcarson.com/turbotenant-yt   📱 DealMachine – Software to help you buy more real estate deals:  https://www.coachcarson.com/dealmachine-YT

    #505: Is It Too Late to Invest in Real Estate? A 50-Year Investor Says No

  5. Sep 7

    #504: She Built a $3M Rental Portfolio. Then Started Selling

    ⭐ Get my coaching & community to achieve financial freedom →  https://www.coachcarson.com/toolkit-pod-504   ⚒️Get my best investor tools for FREE →  https://www.coachcarson.com/toolkit-pod-504   ▶️Next Episode: Why 8 Rentals Beat 21 (For Real Life Freedom) Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/473-why-8-rentals-beat-21-for-real-life-freedom/id1448707654?i=1000747741468   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/5grA2tQHfkHNk0atP58Klh?si=bcyvAFfqTFWy5CgCMtU01w    -------------------------- 🎬 Topics Covered: (00:00) - Why she's selling her best rentals (00:48) - From 14 units to fewer & better (03:34) - The CapEx trap nobody talks about (07:41) - More properties ≠ more freedom (13:59) - 100 units is a scam (22:49) - How $12K turned into a cash-flowing empire (27:59) - The moment she knew it was time to sell (35:43) - 1031 exchange: trading up to a $1.16M fourplex (45:39) - The CapEx strategy that changes everything (55:29) - You need to look ahead or get left behind   🎙️ Episode #504 - Emily built a successful rental portfolio, then started selling. I sit down with her to unpack why she's choosing fewer, higher-quality properties, and why less might actually mean more freedom.   📄 Show Notes: https://www.coachcarson.com/3millionrentalportfolio/ -------------------------- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES  💵 Need Investor-Friendly Financing?  This is who I trust → https://www.coachcarson.com/bryan   🏠 TurboTenant – Streamline Your Property Management for Free: https://www.coachcarson.com/turbotenant-yt   📱 DealMachine – Software to help you buy more real estate deals:  https://www.coachcarson.com/dealmachine-YT

    #504: She Built a $3M Rental Portfolio. Then Started Selling

  6. Sep 4

    #503b: I'm Asking My Brother How He'd Sue Me

    ⭐Apply to Join RPM and attend the live sessions: https://www.coachcarson.com/rpm-pod-503b -------------------------- Topics Covered: 00:00 I asked my brother how he'd sue me 00:21 A new Coach's Corner format (and how to send feedback) 00:56 Why I've avoided talking about liability 02:01 23 years, and the lawsuit I've never seen 03:26 Risk #1: Loans with a date attached 04:34 What a balloon note actually is 05:09 The 2008 story: a $1M property sold for $600K 06:39 The fine print that lets a bank call your loan early 08:30 Risk #2: Remodels beyond your experience level 10:47 Start simple (and my own over-budget projects) 11:33 Risk #3: Bad locations that look great on a spreadsheet 13:00 So does liability actually matter? 14:13 Liability September inside RPM 14:48 Session 1: How my brother would build a case against me 18:00 Session 2: An attorney who owns rentals and teaches the law 18:50 Session 3: What liability insurance really covers 19:18 How to join us before September 10th 20:40 Send me your liability story 🎙️ Episode #503b –  Recently I asked my brother how he'd sue me. He's a lawyer, and no, we're not fighting. I wanted him to war-game my defenses as a landlord. But before I get to that, I want to share something I've noticed in 23 years of investing. I have never once watched an investor go out of business because a tenant sued them. Not one time. And yet that's the risk most of us spend real money and real worry protecting ourselves against. What I have seen, over and over, are three other things. Financing with a date attached to it. Remodel projects beyond an investor's experience level. And bad locations that look great on a spreadsheet and grind you down until you quit. In this Coach's Corner episode I walk through all three, including a friend who lost a decade of equity in 2008 because of a balloon note, and a few of my own deals that went over budget. Then I get into what I don't know. Because a tenant really can fall down your stairs. I just have never seen honest numbers on how often it happens or what it costs, only sales pitches. So this month I'm bringing in three people who can give straight answers. Liability September inside Rental Property Mastery: Sept 10 with my brother Andrew, a South Carolina attorney who has worked injury cases from both sides and now represents the people bringing them. Sept 17 with a practicing attorney who owns rentals and teaches real estate law at Clemson. Later in the month with Steadily on what a landlord liability policy actually covers. If you already own at least one rental and want to be in the room, apply at coachcarson.com/rpm-pod-503b. Applying isn't committing. The next step is a short call with Joe to see whether it's a fit. Got a liability story of your own, good or bad? Email me at podcast@coachcarson.com. I'm collecting them. And this is a newer, audio-only format, so I'd love to know whether you want more of these. Email me or tag me @coachchadcarson on Instagram or Facebook.

    #503b: I'm Asking My Brother How He'd Sue Me

  7. Aug 31

    #503: Insurance Claims Expert Reveals Why Landlords Don't Get Paid

    ⭐ Get my coaching & community to achieve financial freedom: https://www.coachcarson.com/rpm-pod-503 ⚒️Get my best investor tools for FREE: https://www.coachcarson.com/toolkit-pod-503   ▶️ Next Episode: STOP Following This Real Estate Advice! Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/482-stop-following-this-real-estate-advice/id1448707654?i=1000759507880   Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6p5jRVzn6vDOMBDXXnIcS9?si=ndyoTGixQQmJV2Gjm5tTKQ -------------------------- 🎬 Topics Covered: (0:00) - Why Landlords Don't Get Paid (1:04) - How an Insurance Claim Actually Works (3:27) - The Proof You Need to Get Paid (7:00) - Your Records Could Save You (10:55) - Can You Trust Your Property Manager? (13:25) - Prepare Your Tenants Before Disaster (16:45) - Why You Can't Wait to Fix Damage (18:50) - When DIY Can Cost You Coverage (22:08) - Why Your First Insurance Check Isn't Final (27:52) - The #1 Supplement Mistake (29:24) - Do You Have the Right Policy? (31:22) - Is Your Whole Portfolio Protected? (33:29) - The Coverage You Didn't Know You Needed (35:00) - Why Landlords Choose Steadily (37:04) - Don't Stop Your Due Diligence (39:36) - Stop Following This Real Estate Advice   🎙️ Episode #503 – Two landlords can have the exact same damage and get completely different outcomes. I sat down with CJ Long to explain why, and the five things landlords can do to stay on the right side of an insurance claim.   📄 Show Notes: https://www.coachcarson.com/unpaidlandlords/   -------------------------- Additional Resources:   💵 Need Investor-Friendly Financing? This is who I trust → https://www.coachcarson.com/bryan   🏠 TurboTenant – Streamline Your Property Management for Free: https://www.coachcarson.com/turbotenant   📱 DealMachine – Software to help you buy more real estate deals: https://www.coachcarson.com/dealmachine

    #503: Insurance Claims Expert Reveals Why Landlords Don't Get Paid

  8. Aug 24

    #502: No W-2 or Tax Returns? DSCR Loans Explained! (2026)

    🗓️ Schedule an Appointment with Bryan: https://www.coachcarson.com/bryan-pod-502   👥 Appointment with Bryan's team (fastest): https://www.coachcarson.com/bryan-team-pod-502   ▶️ Next Episode: DSCR Loans Explained: How to Qualify Without a W2 or Tax Returns Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/413-dscr-loans-explained-how-to-qualify-without-a/id1448707654?i=1000709881289 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2L6FtKOwQzRhRaSjlFTHOd?si=_EQ6Az1JRDmZHKRX2Yj5vQ   -------------------------- EPISODE NOTES:   🎬 Topics Covered: (0:00) – DSCR Loans: The 2026 Playbook (0:45) – What Changed With DSCR? (10:20) – How Low Can Your Credit Go? (13:18) – How Investors Are Using DSCR (24:07) – How Much Do You Really Need Down? (31:14) – The Hidden Cost of DSCR (35:41) – 5 DSCR Myths Debunked (39:14) – Get DSCR-Ready Before You Apply (44:02) – Why DSCR Loans Get Denied (45:44) – Can Your LLC Get the Loan? (49:14) – Get on a Call with Bryan and his Team   🎙️ Episode #502 – DSCR loans are changing fast. I brought back mortgage expert Bryan Maddex to break down what's new in 2026, where investors can find an edge, and what to watch out for.   📄 Show Notes: https://www.coachcarson.com/dscrloansin2026/   -------------------------- ADDITIONAL RESOURCES:   💵 Need Investor-Friendly Financing?  This is who I trust: https://www.coachcarson.com/bryan   🏠 TurboTenant – Streamline Your Property Management for Free: https://www.coachcarson.com/turbotenant   📱 DealMachine – Software to help you buy more real estate deals:  https://www.coachcarson.com/dealmachine

    #502: No W-2 or Tax Returns? DSCR Loans Explained! (2026)
See All (523)

4.9
out of 5
611 Ratings

About

Chad "Coach" Carson shares practical advice about using real estate to retire early (aka achieve financial independence) and do more of what matters. You'll hear in-depth episodes with tips from Chad plus interviews with other real estate investors at various levels of their financial independence journey.

Information

You Might Also Like