#337 - Buying Freedom as a Green Beret With a $60M Real Estate Portfolio - Sterling Seizert

Joining us in this episode of Living Off Rentals is someone who has built an incredible real estate portfolio while serving as a Green Beret in the U.S. Army.

Sterling Seizert is a real estate investor, entrepreneur, and the author of Buy Your Freedom. From balancing military service, deployments, and training, he built a $60 million self-storage portfolio and created a path to financial freedom through disciplined investing.

Listen as Sterling shares how he got started in real estate, why self-storage became his investment of choice, and the mindset that helped him build wealth while serving his country. Enjoy the show!

Key Takeaways:

[00:00] Introducing Sterling Seizert and his background

[02:21] Investing in self-storage while on active duty

[07:30] Mid- to short-term rental play

[10:48] Structure can make almost any deal work

[13:54] Finding time in real estate between deployments, training exercises

[17:32] How compounding works in real estate investing

[19:30] Business plan for the deal vs what actually plays out

[21:23] The four drivers of appreciation