INTERVIEW WITH BEN LEYBOVICH NOLAND ARARACAP
As you can imagine, however, it is not particularly easy to find deals which are not only financeable in this way,
but having been leveraged 100%, still show strong and stable cash flow. For this reason, I am very picky indeed
about the type of opportunities I pull the trigger on! I have no interest in OK deals – just excellent opportunities,
and because of this, I average only one or two new acquisitions per year.
Do you focus on a certain type of real estate investing strategy?
Well, let’s see. I have MS, which means that eventually I won’t have the use of my body. Do I really want to
stake my financial future on flipping houses, which has to be the hardest and most labor-intensive activity in real
estate?
Probably not.
Definitely not! I am a buy and hold kind of guy. I am in real estate for one reason and one reason only –
Passive Cash Flow.
Allow me to qualify myself; I need to be
careful not to leave the wrong impression with
your readers. This has never been about not
wanting to work. I love to work! In fact, I work
more now than I ever have before. However,
MS has forced me to realize that relying on
earned income is dangerous.
Thus, I work
very hard for passive income…
You know Noland, when most people talk
about wanting out of the proverbial rat race,
what they are typically referring to are
concepts such as fear of being fired or laid-off.
I have to say that while this kind of rationale is
reasonable and even wise, hopefully your readers can appreciate the reality that being fired, as bad as it can
feel at the time, hardly registers on the “shit happens” spectrum of bad things that can happen to us.
Personally, I can’t stop thinking about how blessed I am – it could have been much worse than MS! I am a dad
and a husband. I lead a healthy life style and my health is good. I am able to work and be productive and
useful. And having been diagnosed has created a sense of purpose and a sense of urgency in my life which