FIRE By Real Estate: Advice for Future Real Estate Investors with Tom Brickman

Welcome back to Don’t Retire… Graduate! Today’s guest is known in the financial media space as the Frugal Gay and that frugality paid off. Tom Brickman reached financial independence through real estate investing and currently has 22 doors in Ohio and Texas.  He is here to share his experiences, advice, and mistakes he has made so you don’t have to.   In this episode we’ll talk about: •How Tom retired in his 30s through real estate investing •Advice for someone who wants to start in real estate with one house •Liability as a landlord and setting up LLCs  •Setting up teams to handle maintenance for multiple homes •Using side hustles as financial safety blankets •The mindset shift that comes with financial freedom  •Other financial investments Tom uses to grow his portfolio  •The difference between income and wealth  •Starting with a budget and understanding where your money is going •Setting goals for real estate investing and how to get started Visit dontretiregraduate.com for a full transcript of this episode. About Tom Brickman: Tom Brickman 40, Married dog dad from Dallas TX. Recently retired from 9-5 to work on Real Estate (22 doors) a resale business and TheFrugalGay.com. Tom provides one on one coaching and covers financial literacy & real estate for building wealth. Resources: www.Thefrugalgay.com.com https://twitter.com/Thefrugalgay11 https://instagram.com/thefrugalgay11 https://brotmanmedia.com/ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Don’t Retire… Graduate! Is the podcast that asks what you want to be when you grow up so you can graduate into retirement with a passion and a purpose. Hosted by Certified Financial Planner Practitioner, Eric Brotman, this show will explore different methods for saving money, paying down debt, raising financially literate children, growing your wealth, and reaching financial independence–whether you’re 35 or 65. Retirement is not the absence of work, but the absence of needing to work. So join us while we talk to award-winning, best-selling authors, finance experts, influencers, and people with amazing money stories to help you set and reach financial goals, discover your passions, and make a plan for what you want to be when you reach the point where work becomes optional. Plus, between full episodes we’ll answer listener questions about personal finance, investing, retirement readiness, taxes, and more. Topics covered include: budgets, credit, debt, emergency funds, balancing expenses, health savings accounts, insurance and risk management, financial advisors, mortgages, retirement savings, social security, money management, spending, fintech and finance apps, employee benefits, and the FIRE movement.