Financial Independence through Real Estate: The Beginner’s Guide to Passive Income from Real Estate

Of all the ways to retire early (dividends, business, military), I believe that real estate is the most attainable by the average person. I reason that everyone can buy a home and get started in real estate.

“But Josh, real estate is costly currently.” It does look expensive, but we are all trying to buy our own individual homes. Take my family, for example; I live in the South, my sister in the Central, and my brother in the East.

But what if we joined forces and moved to the West? What if we leveraged all of our smarts to buy a mega home that could house our entire family, plus future generations?

Not only could we buy into excellent real estate, but we could start businesses and build a rental property empire. It would actually be straightforward to succeed if we worked as a team.

And that is the gift and the curse of real estate—you will need a team to be successful. You will need to SHARE to get ahead. The problem is that most people refuse to share or work as a team.

I’ll tell you a little secret, “the more people you serve, the richer you become.” Facebook made its CEO rich because the company serves billions of people. Real Estate moguls serve many tenants. McDonald’s serves millions of people every day.

If you want to become rich in real estate, you will need to serve people and work as a team. If you can get past this “little” mental roadblock, you will become rich. My wife and I have four tenants, which is enough to make us rich and financially independent.

Inside this book, I give you recommendations on becoming creative with financing, paying zero down for homes, and making a profit from your primary residence. However, it is incumbent on you to put the work in, find teammates, and start sharing. If you add value to the world, the money will follow—not vice versa. Value first, money second.

I hope this book enlightens you to share, build, and grow with others. If you can, you will be highly successful in real estate. As you can see from the prices in the real estate market today, you cannot do it alone. Good Luck!