#71: Is the Time Spent Investing in Real Estate Worth It?
Episode #71

#71 Is the Time Spent Investing in Real Estate Worth It?

From those who don’t invest in real estate, I often hear objections commonly voiced, “I don’t want to be called in the middle of the night to unclog a toilet.”

14 Min • September 6

Episode Highlights

From those who don’t invest in real estate, I often hear objections commonly voiced, “I don’t want to be called in the middle of the night to unclog a toilet.”

What I think they’re getting at is that they’re protective of their time and effort, and they’re worried that investing in real estate is too time-consuming.

In this podcast, I wanted to share my various experiences investing in real estate when it comes to time involvement.

Now, let’s look at what we discussed in this episode:

  • The most time-consuming aspect of real estate investment
  • How much do you spend on rental properties with good management in place
  • Ways to invest
  • How to vet a deal

Episode Breakdown

[6:33]

Why are they self-managing? Because they want to save on management fees and they feel like they don’t want to give up those returns.

[8:52]

I leave all the day to day as much as I can to the professionals. So I could spend my limited time on things that I’d rather be doing or thinking about ways to improve my life.

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