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Podcast: Dropping Bombs
Episode: How I Bought My First Rental Property at 18 With $5K Saved
Description: This episode sponsored by Carpenter Realty LightSpeed VT: https://www.lightspeedvt.com/ Dropping Bombs Podcast: https://www.droppingbombs.com/ In this explosive Dropping Bombs episode, Larry Carpenter III drops a straight-up masterclass on scaling rentals fast — creative financing, the 1% rule, cash-out refinances, and why "hard work alone" keeps you poor.  From buying his first house at 18 to now owning 400+ doors with Carpenter Realty — Larry reveals exactly how he did it: sourcing off-market deals nobody wants, knowing when to never sell, Section 8 realities, property management at scale, the math to de...