{"id":60959,"date":"2014-08-21T00:05:56","date_gmt":"2014-08-21T06:05:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/renewsblog\/?p=60959"},"modified":"2023-04-12T05:40:20","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T11:40:20","slug":"2014-08-21-creative-finance-design-lifestyle-chad-carson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/2014-08-21-creative-finance-design-lifestyle-chad-carson","title":{"rendered":"Getting Started with Creative Finance and Designing Your Ideal Lifestyle With Chad Carson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today on the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/podcast\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPockets Podcast<\/a>\u00a0we sit with\u00a0<strong>Chad Carson,\u00a0<\/strong>a full time real estate investor from Clemson, South Carolina. Chad brings expertise in\u00a0a TON of areas including everything from fix-and-flips to creative finance, property management to\u00a0buy-and-hold.<\/p>\n<p>This show explores how to use real estate as a means to design the lifestyle you really want.<\/p>\n<p>There are a ton of tips and tricks in this one, so dive in!<\/p>\n<h2>Read the Transcript<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/bpp84-chad-carson-podcast-transcript-getting-started-designing-your-lifestyle\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to read the transcript.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to The Show on iTunes<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/biggerpockets-podcast-real\/id594419649\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Click here<\/a>\u00a0to listen on iTunes.<\/p>\n<h2>Listen to the Podcast Here<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/playlist.megaphone.fm?e=BIGPOC5374050130&amp;light=false\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>In This Show We Cover\u2026<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-36121\" src=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/BiggerPockets-Podcast-Cover.jpg\" alt=\"BiggerPockets-Podcast-Cover\" width=\"188\" height=\"188\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How to<strong>\u00a0get started straight out of college<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The benefit of having <strong>a few key buyers<\/strong> vs. a buyers list<\/li>\n<li>The key is <strong>sincerity, hunger and\u00a0enthusiasm\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Getting your <strong>real estate license<\/strong> as an investor<\/li>\n<li>How to <strong>prepare yourself<\/strong> for <strong>future-changing markets<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The<strong> key to networking<\/strong> with <strong>financial partners<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Direct mail <\/strong>tips and strategies<\/li>\n<li><b>Lifestyle design\u00a0<\/b>through real estate<\/li>\n<li>The importance of the <strong>&#8220;why&#8221;<\/strong> behind <strong>your business<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>50\/50 partnerships<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Property managing<\/strong> your <strong>own portfolio<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Creative finance\u00a0strategies<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Self-Directed IRA&#8217;s<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Using court records<\/strong>\u00a0to look up potential tenants<\/li>\n<li>An <strong>awesome example<\/strong> of an <strong>elevator pitch<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>The importance of <strong>protecting your lenders<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>And a whole lot more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Links Mentioned in The Show:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/blogs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPockets Member Blogs<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/profile\/stats\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">See who is looking at YOUR profile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/getpro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPockets Pro Memberships\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/renewsblog\/2013\/01\/27\/tenant-screening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tenant Screening: The Ultimate Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Books Mentioned in the Show:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2aj43DX\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Building Wealth One House at a Time: Making it Big on Little Deals<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">\u00a0<\/span>,\u00a0by John\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Schaub<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2alAhyJ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Warren Buffet Way<\/a>, by\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Robert G. Hagstrom<\/span><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/29T6T4d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People<\/a>, by\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000000;\">Stephen R. Covey<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tweetable Topics:<\/h2>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Sometimes growing big brings\u00a0a price you might not\u00a0need to pay for the lifestyle you want&#8230;\u201d (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=%22Sometimes%20growing%20big%20brings%20a%20price%20you%20might%20not%20need%20to%20pay%20for%20the%20lifestyle%20you%20want...%22http:\/\/bit.ly\/VGmXKg%20%23BPShow84%20@BiggerPockets\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The minute you break people&#8217;s trust is the moment you lose everything!&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/home?status=%22The%20minute%20you%20break%20people&#039;s%20trust%20is%20the%20moment%20you%20lose%20everything!%22%20@BiggerPockets%20Podcast%20084%20BiggerPockets.com\/show84%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Tweet This!<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Connect with Chad&#8217;s:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Chad\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biggerpockets.com\/users\/ClemsonInvestor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BiggerPocket Profile<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today on the\u00a0BiggerPockets Podcast\u00a0we sit with\u00a0Chad Carson,\u00a0a full time real estate investor from Clemson, South Carolina. 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