Real Estate Investing with Coach Carson

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DEC 8, 2025

#464: The 5-Hour Investor – A Strategy for People with Little Time

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🎙️ Episode #464 – Think you don't have enough time to invest in real estate? You might just be using the wrong strategy. Coach Carson breaks down the "5-hour investor" mindset and reveals which strategies work best when time is scarce.

▶️ Next Episode: How to Become Financially Free With 5 Small & Simple Rentals

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/357-how-to-become-financially-free-with-5-small-simple/id1448707654?i=1000665864424

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/336CUBMafiXziE1NfdMh8O?si=MX98eU8FQD-bWo5hIcFfZg

📄 Show Notes: https://www.coachcarson.com/5hourinvestor/

🎬 Timestamps:

(0:00) - You're using the wrong strategy!
(1:47) - Time-FIRST Strategy Framework
(2:30) - The Passive Investor
(3:10) - The Semi-Passive Investor
(3:40) - The Semi-Active Investor
(4:29) - The Active Investor
(5:57) - The 5-hr investor Don't Do's
(8:18) - The 5-hr investor To Do's
(10:09) - Know your strengths & weaknesses
(12:55) - 5 Small & Simple Rental Properties

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⚒️ Get my FREE Real Estate Investor Toolkit: https://www.coachcarson.com/toolkit-pod

🖥️ Learn with Coach (Courses, Books & more): https://www.CoachCarson.com

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💵 Need Investor-Friendly Financing? This is who I trust → https://www.coachcarson.com/bryan

💰 DealMachine – Software to help you buy more real estate deals: https://www.coachcarson.com/dealmachine

13 MIN

DEC 5, 2025

#463: How I Turned 1 Ugly House Into 3 New Rentals

⭐ Join Rental Property Mastery, my community of rental investors on their way to financial freedom: http://coachcarson.com/rpm

🎙️ Episode #463 – What looks like a terrible deal on the surface can become a long-term winner with the right strategy. Coach Carson breaks down how one buzzard-covered house beyond saving turned into three brand-new rentals through creative thinking, zoning insight, and smart financing.

▶️ Next Episode: Why I'm Building Properties NOT Buying (Build-to-Rent 101)

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/2FDWRuFSHcqjF9i85qzWjw?si=YYdWOIwJTHqPRJfdkNvRdQ

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/383-build-to-rent-101-why-im-building-properties-not-buying/id1448707654?i=1000690795313

📄 Show Notes: https://www.coachcarson.com/3newrentals/

🎬 Timestamps:

(0:00) - One of Chad's craziest deals
(1:35) - Price ranges for Clemson area
(4:30) - How Chad found the property
(5:53) - Running the numbers
(10:48) - Were these numbers worthwhile?
(14:42) - The long-term plan
(17:55) - What the lot looked like
(20:12) - Join my Private Community (20:40) - Why I'm Building Properties, NOT Buying

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⚒️ Get my FREE Real Estate Investor Toolkit: https://www.coachcarson.com/toolkit-pod

🖥️ Learn with Coach (Courses, Books & more): https://www.CoachCarson.com

👋 Connect with Me: 📸 https://www.instagram.com/coachchadcarson

👍 https://www.facebook.com/coachchadcarson

🐦 https://twitter.com/CoachChadCarson

💵 Need Investor-Friendly Financing? This is who I trust → https://www.coachcarson.com/bryan

💰 DealMachine – Software to help you buy more real estate deals: https://www.coachcarson.com/dealmachine

21 MIN

DEC 1, 2025

#462: Is This Rental Actually a Good Deal? (Most Investors Get This Wrong!)

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🎙️ Episode #462 – Think a rental is a winner because it "feels" right? Most investors get this part wrong. Coach Carson breaks down the quick, napkin-math framework that reveals whether a property actually cash-flows, builds equity, and deserves your time.

🔗 Coach's Free Cheat Sheet:

https://www.coachcarson.com/cheatsheet

▶️ Next Episodes:

How to Analyze a Duplex Rental Property (Real Life Example)

https://youtu.be/MPbuwBH_ZDo

This is my Ideal Rental Property (size, materials used, buy box):

https://youtu.be/r5C_Lvw5aWw

📄 Show Notes: https://www.coachcarson.com/runthenumbers/

🎬 Timestamps:

(00:00) - Is this rental actually a good deal?
(00:20) - Back of the envelope analysis
(01:43) - Why own rentals: freedom and wealth
(03:00) - How does your rental property actually make money?
(06:50) - Rent-to-price ratio and the 1% rule
(10:01) - Analyze with NO debt
(14:23) - Unleveraged yield and cap rate
(17:07) - What is a good unleveraged yield?
(21:43) - Analysis with debt
(29:57) - Cash-on-cash return
(33:45) - Equity growth
(36:22) - How to grow your equity
(40:35) - Passive appreciation and loan paydown
(42:14) - How to practice on your own
(45:06) - How to analyze a duplex rental property (real life example)

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⚒️ Get my FREE Real Estate Investor Toolkit: https://www.coachcarson.com/toolkit-pod

🖥️ Learn with Coach (Courses, Books & more): https://www.CoachCarson.com

👋 Connect with Me: 📸 https://www.instagram.com/coachchadcarson

👍 https://www.facebook.com/coachchadcarson

🐦 https://twitter.com/CoachChadCarson

💵 Need Investor-Friendly Financing? This is who I trust → https://www.coachcarson.com/bryan

💰 DealMachine – Software to help you buy more real estate deals:

https://www.coachcarson.com/dealmachine

46 MIN

NOV 24, 2025

#461: Why Most Investors Get Denied for a Loan (and How to Fix It)

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📅 Schedule an Appointment with Bryan: https://www.coachcarson.com/bryan

🎙️ Episode #461 – Ever wondered why a bank denies you even when the deal looks great? Discover the hidden underwriting rules behind most loan rejections and the practical fixes that instantly improve your odds

▶️ Next Episode: 7 Tips for Renting Out Your House

📄 Show Notes: https://www.coachcarson.com/loandenials/

🎬 Timestamps:

(0:00) - Becoming more bankable
(0:58) - Common mortgage rejection reasons
(4:05) - What is a conventional loan?
(12:04) - How banks think about income
(20:07) - DSCR Loan breakdown
(27:17) - Being bankable no matter what
(33:28) - Being a prepared loan applicant
(41:09) - How banks determine a lendable person
(42:14) - Schedule a FREE loan appointment with Bryan
(44:04) - How to qualify for DSCR loans

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⚒️ Get my FREE Real Estate Investor Toolkit:

https://www.coachcarson.com/toolkit-pod

🖥️ Learn with Coach (Courses, Books & more):

https://www.CoachCarson.com

👋 Connect with Me:

📸 https://www.instagram.com/coachchadcarson

👍 https://www.facebook.com/coachchadcarson

🐦 https://twitter.com/CoachChadCarson

💵 Need Investor-Friendly Financing?

This is who I trust → https://www.coachcarson.com/bryan

💰 DealMachine – Software to help you buy more real estate deals: https://www.coachcarson.com/dealmachine

44 MIN

NOV 21, 2025

#460: Rents Dropped 30% – Here's What Happened Next

⭐ Join Rental Property Mastery, my community of rental investors on their way to financial freedom: http://coachcarson.com/rpm

🎙️ Episode #460 – What happens when rents fall 30% overnight? Coach Carson shares the real numbers, lessons, and mindset shifts from his own rental portfolio after a sudden market slowdown.

▶️ Next Episode: 7 Tips for Renting Out Your House

📄 Show Notes: https://www.coachcarson.com/30rentdrop/

🎬 Timestamps: