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SWANNY RETIRED NOW!! PODCAST 238 REVISITED!!
My name is Michael Swan. You can call me Swanny!!
I was really surprised to hear recently that podcast appearance I was a guest on back in August of 2017, Podcast 238 is still one of the top listened and downloaded podcasts ever on BP!!
Those of you that know me, or listened to that podcast have realized the most I ever made gross income, before taxes in San Diego was about $80,000 combined family income as a lowly paid Catholic School teacher.
Now my RE brings in over $200,000 a year, tax deferred cash flow not to mention the cash out refi’s we are doing in this next phase of investing too at the moment.
About a year or so ago, before Covid, I realized I was now financially free and so are my parents and so many others I have helped (for free) on BP since Podcast 238 by advising and talking on the phone etc...
I just wanted all the people on BP to know that since BP Podcast 238 aired, I have been talking and leaving my phone line open mon-fri 3:15-6:15 and teaching and giving back to people on BP since way before podcast 238 and thereafter and will continue to do so!!
Feel free to message me and we can talk shop on the phone too. So far, over 200 units and we are expecting in the next 2 years to go 5 to 10 times that.
If a lowly paid Parochial School teacher can do this, anyone can!! Feel free to message me. I love this stuff!!
If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change right before your eyes!! It did for me and i am now financially free!!
Celebrating Retirement from teaching 3 weeks from now!!
It is on!!!!!
Swanny
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Crazy how similar our paths are. Down to the city we live in. The only difference is you went out of state to one place, I went out of state to another.
I still had my full time job when I started. And I didn't leave it until I had about as many units/income from RE as you have.
So if you want to see where you'll be in a few more years, I might be it (sorry if that's a disappointment ;)
The main diff might be I try to stay more on the DL re podcasts and such. But your choice in that regard might help you get to where I am now faster.