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Episode: 078

Title: How Busy W2 / 1099 professionals can create passive income and retire early w/ Derek Clifford

Show notes:

Derek Clifford is a single and multifamily real estate investor. He has a passion for helping individuals start investing in real estate for passive income with a special emphasis on helping busy full time working professionals. He is the founder and CEO of Elevate Equity, a firm that partners with individuals and companies to purchase, improve, and operate cash flowing multifamily apartment real estate. Derek has written and published his first book "Part-Time Real Estate Investing for Full-Time Professionals." He’s helped many people start, maintain, and grow their portfolios to achieve their own financial independence. In his spare time, Derek enjoys relaxing with his wife, biking, hiking, reading, and household construction projects.

On this episode you'll learn:

• Derek's background and how he got started

• How Derek found real estate

• Derek's journey in starting out of state

• Being a full time W2 and a part time investor

• Starting your mornings early

• Writing down your goals

• Miracle mornings

• Pitfalls newer investors should look out for

• Financing strategies for newer investors

Contact Info:

Website: https://elevateequity.org/

Email: derek@elevateequity.org