692: Fighting Cancer, Financial Freedom, and 20 Units in 2 Years/Josh Goldstein

Financial freedom isn’t something that most Americans strive towards. For the most part, working at a job, getting a steady paycheck, and bringing home the bacon is enough. That is until something forcibly stops you from working. It could be a workplace injury, a family emergency, or even a cancer diagnosis. What do you do when you can’t work or provide for your family, all while fighting a life-threatening disease? Josh Goldstein was in this exact situation in 2015 when doctors gave him a rough diagnosis—pancreatic cancer. Josh and his wife knew that he could make it through the treatments, but the financial problem still loomed largely. How would they be able to pay the bills, take care of their kids, or continue living the life they loved without any money coming in from Josh’s work? The answer—real estate investing. After years of analysis paralysis and a deep obsession with BiggerPockets content (woohoo!), Josh bought his first property as the world was starting to shut down. But he didn’t let the lockdowns stop his plan to hit financial freedom fast. Over the past two years, Josh has gone from zero to twenty units, some of which he’s never laid eyes on before. This portfolio, which was built out of a life-threatening situation, is now bringing in hundreds of thousands a year for Josh’s family, providing them well-earned financial independence. In This Episode We Cover: Solving life’s hardest problems (even when they threaten to kill you!) Building your foundation for financial freedom today so you’ll never be out of options Kicking analysis paralysis to the curb and the simple way to start investing in real estate Long-distance real estate investing and why it isn’t as scary as you may think Short-term rental saturation and what will happen as hosts buy more and more homes Why you always want to double-check the battery life on your home’s smart locks  And So Much More! Links from the Show Find an Investor-Friendly Real Estate Agent BiggerPockets Youtube Channel BiggerPockets Forums BiggerPockets Pro Membership BiggerPockets Bookstore BiggerPockets Bootcamps BiggerPockets Podcast BiggerPockets Merch Listen to All Your Favorite BiggerPockets Podcasts in One Place Learn About Real Estate, The Housing Market, and Money Management with The BiggerPockets Podcasts Get More Deals Done with The BiggerPockets Investing Tools Find a BiggerPockets Real Estate Meetup in Your Area David's BiggerPockets Profile David's Instagram Henry's BiggerPockets Profile Henry's Instagram BiggerPockets Podcast 340 with Whitney Hutten BiggerPockets Podcast 364 with Avery Carl Books Mentioned in the Show Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki Long-Distance Real Estate Investing by David Greene Connect with Josh: Josh's BiggerPockets Profile Josh's Instagram Josh's Email Click here to check the full show notes: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-692 Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Check out our sponsor page! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices