668: 10 Units in 3 Years and Giving Back While Getting Ahead

<p>Reaching <a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/financial-freedom-guide-30-somethings" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>financial freedom</strong></a><strong> doesn’t mean grinding away for decades </strong>to finally retire. It may only take a couple of deals for you to create enough traction to quit your W2 or <strong>go full-time into investing</strong>. But <strong>what if you have a family and children to support?</strong> Surely there’s no way to hit quick financial independence with those responsibilities? If you’re still not persuaded, hear <strong>Zasha Smith</strong>’s story.</p><p><strong>Zasha was working sixty-hour weeks</strong>, sometimes every day of the week, as a civil engineer. She knew that continuing down this career path would lead to <strong>long days, even longer nights</strong>, and <strong>time away from her children</strong>. After a quick Google search on <strong>“</strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/2016-07-05-how-to-get-rich-2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>how to get rich</strong></a><strong>,”</strong> she stumbled upon real estate investing. After her first successful home flip and her first rental property purchase, she <strong>gave her resignation</strong>, and the rest is history.</p><p>Now, she’s got a portfolio capable of providing her a financially free lifestyle, with<strong> ten units acquired in just three years</strong>. Mind you, this all happened during the events of 2020, meaning Zasha deserves even more credit! She’s currently using her wealth to <strong>give back to the community</strong>, with plans to <strong>build </strong><a href="https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/affordable-housing" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>affordable housing</strong></a><strong> throughout her home state of Hawaii</strong>. Her “give back, get ahead” mentality is surely working, and it’s something all real estate investors should try.</p><p><strong>In This Episode We Cover:</strong></p><p><a href="h