#304 - How a Couple Retired to Portugal Using Rental Properties in the US

Episode #304 – Karen and Bob are students of mine who are closer to the traditional retirement age. They demonstrate how it's never too late to get started in real estate investing, found a niche to be successful in, and now live a fulfilling life in Portugal! 🔗 Show Notes: https://www.coachcarson.com/retired-to-portugal/ 🔗 Chad's New Book: https://biggerpockets.com/smallandmighty 🎬 Timestamps: 0:00 - Intro 3:52 - Why Portugal? 5:44 - Leaving corporate careers 13:05 - Investment philosophy 17:59 - Diversifying with real estate 21:46 - Strategy for flipping houses 25:36 - Tips for working with contractors 27:30 - Getting started with rental properties 32:05 - Flipping houses vs rentals 38:07 - Benefits of manufactured homes 43:20 - Using rentals to move abroad 48:16 - No debt properties 52:19 - What they would have done differently 55:17 - Tax considerations for retired lifestyle 59:54 - Starting with real estate later in life 1:02:33 - Time spent on rentals 1:05:44 - Summary and closing -------------------------- ⭐ Join Rental Property Mastery, my community of rental investors on their way to financial freedom: https://www.coachcarson.com/rpm  ⚒️ 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 💰 DealMachine – Software to help you buy more real estate deals: https://www.coachcarson.com/dealmachine