716: FIRE by 27 Using the "Chick-Fil-A Rule" of Real Estate

<p><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/key-to-financial-independence-has-nothing-to-do-with-real-estate" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Financial independence</strong></a> is something that people spend decades trying to achieve. For the average American worker, this can be a slow grind, saving a few hundred dollars a month, hoping to be financially free at sixty-five so they can finally enjoy retirement. The problem? You spent three or four decades at a job, waiting to do what you want. If you’re going to <strong>crack the code to financial freedom</strong>, <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/retire-early-real-estate-investing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>retire early</strong></a>, and <strong>live and work on your terms</strong>, you might want to follow<strong> Greg Cullen</strong>’s strategy.</p><p>Greg has been <strong>hustling since he was a teenager</strong>. He was <strong>bringing in a full-time salary at age sixteen </strong>after building a<strong> sign-spinning business</strong> with over a dozen workers. He always knew the key to success was <strong>finding smart ways to </strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/25-ways-earn-extra-cash-2020" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>make more money</strong></a>. So, when Greg was offered a full-time salary, he turned it down for a<strong> sales job with no cap on commissions</strong>, allowing him to<strong> save money at a far faster rate</strong>, and <strong>reach financial freedom </strong>well <strong>before the age of thirty</strong>.</p><p>But Greg didn’t need some colossal empire of cash-flowing rentals. Instead, he’s <strong>financially free with only ten units</strong>, all of which he bought in under a decade. So how did someone like Greg, without real estate experience, scale his income up so fast? In this episode, you’ll learn what Greg did to <strong>purchase properties at lightning speed</strong>, the <strong>Chick-fil-A rule of real estate </strong>y