#300 - Top 10 Real Estate Investing Lessons After 300 Episodes - Kirby Atwell

Joining us on this milestone 300th episode of Living Off Rentals is... me!

I can hardly believe it's been five years and 300 episodes since launching this show back in January 2020. What started as a way to document my own journey—transitioning from Army officer to full-time real estate investor—has turned into something much bigger.

In this episode, I look back on what's changed since those early days of flipping houses, what I've learned from hundreds of conversations with other investors, and the lessons that have shaped how I live and invest today.

Enjoy the show!

Key Takeaways:

[03:00] The surprising journey from episode 1 to 300

[04:53] Reality of running a podcast

[06:19] Lesson #1: Recognizing your stage in real estate investing

[11:13] Lesson #2: Simplicity always wins in real estate

[15:37] Lesson #3: Your deals will always deliver the lowest return you're willing to accept

[20:25] Lesson #4: Build cash flow before chasing net worth

[25:03] Lesson #5: Keep an active income stream while building your portfolio

[28:33] Lesson #6: Buy based on fundamentals, not speculation

[34:20] Lesson #7: Why quality trumps quantity

[38:12] Lesson #8: Think in decades, not years, in real estate investing

[41:34] Lesson #9: Invest in strategies that produce outsized returns

[44:11] Lesson #10: Choosing the right spouse as the most important investing decision

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