The Business Credit and Financing Show
Podcast by Ty Crandall

From First Deal to Financial Freedom — Your Journey Starts Here
Sam Primm: Scaling Your Real Estate Portfolio: From First Property to Financial Freedom
Sam Primm grew up in St. Louis, MO, in a hardworking family with an engineer father and a teacher mother. Following the traditional path, he earned his degree and secured a stable corporate job in his hometown. While the role provided financial stability, its high-pressure demands and long hours highlighted its limitations and drained his energy.
Determined to break free from the constraints of the corporate world, Sam turned to real estate as a way to build a different kind of future. The early years were filled with challenges, including failed ventures and hard-learned lessons. However, through persistence and a focus on continuous improvement, Sam developed strategies that worked. Over the next nine years, he built a real estate empire, acquiring $45 million in assets, flipping over 1,000 properties, and managing 150+ single-family rentals—all without using his own money.
Sam’s success in real estate inspired him to help others achieve similar results. He founded FasterFreedom, a platform designed to teach aspiring investors how to quit their jobs and create wealth through real estate. By sharing practical, up-to-date strategies based on his own experience, Sam equips his students with the tools and knowledge they need to succeed in today’s market. Through his work, Sam has become a trusted mentor and resource for anyone looking to break free from traditional career paths and achieve financial independence.
During the show we discuss:
- The mission of FasterFreedom and their target audience.
- Initial steps to take when getting started in real estate investing.
- How much capital is needed to begin investing in real estate.
- How to identify the best markets or neighborhoods for investment.
- Common strategies for financing real estate deals without personal funds.
- Ethical and effective ways to leverage other people’s money (OPM).
- Key differences between wholesaling, flipping, and buy-and-hold strategies.
- Strategies for scaling from a single property to a large real estate portfolio.
- Deciding when to reinvest profits versus diversifying into other investments.
- Important metrics to evaluate the potential success of a property.
- Common mistakes made by new real estate investors and how to avoid them.
- Approaches to handling setbacks like failed deals or unexpected expenses.
- Major risks in real estate investing and ways to mitigate them.
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