Reaching financial freedom doesn’t mean grinding away for decades to finally retire. It may only take a couple of deals for you to create enough traction to quit your W2 or go full-time into investing. But what if you have a family and children to support? Surely there’s no way to hit quick financial independence with those responsibilities? If you’re still not persuaded, hear Zasha Smith’s story.Zasha was working sixty-hour weeks, sometimes every day of the week, as a civil engineer. She knew that continuing down this career path would lead to long days, even longer nights, and time away from her children. After a quick Google search on “how to get rich,” she stumbled upon real estate investing. After her first successful home flip and her first rental property purchase, she gave her resignation, and the rest is history.Now, she’s got a portfolio capable of providing her a financially free lifestyle, with ten units acquired in just three years. Mind you, this all happened during the events of 2020, meaning Zasha deserves even more credit! She’s currently using her wealth to give back to the community, with plans to build affordable housing throughout her home state of Hawaii. Her “give back, get ahead” mentality is surely working, and it’s something all real estate investors should try.In This Episode We Cover:When to quit your W2 and pursue full-time real estate investingFinding off-market deals and beating Brandon Turner in his own backyardAffordable housing and how you, the landlord, can help those who have limited resourcesMasterminds, real estate meetups, and other ways to quickly grow your investing network Real estate partnerships and red flags that every investor must pay attention toGiving back to the community and mentoring others who are just getting startedAnd So Much More!Links from the ShowBiggerPockets Youtube ChannelBiggerPockets ForumsBiggerPockets Pro MembershipBiggerPockets BookstoreBiggerPockets BootcampsBiggerPockets PodcastGet Your Ticket for BPCon 2022Listen to All Your Favorite BiggerPockets Podcasts in One PlaceLearn About Real Estate, The Housing Market, and Money Management with The BiggerPockets PodcastsGet More Deals Done with The BiggerPockets Investing ToolsFind a BiggerPockets Real Estate Meetup in Your AreaDavid's BiggerPockets ProfileDavid's InstagramRob's BiggerPockets ProfileRob's YoutubeRob's InstagramRob's TikTokRob's TwitterFind the Real Estate Professional You NeedWhy I’m Investing in Affordable Housing for the Long Haul10 Challenges to Seriously Consider BEFORE Quitting Your Day JobBooks Mentioned in the Show:Buy, Rehab, Rent, Refinance, Repeat by David GreeneRich Dad Poor Dad by Robert KiyosakiConnect with Zasha:Zasha's BiggerPocketsZasha's InstagramClick here to check the full show notes: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/real-estate-668Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Check out our sponsor page!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.