Carlos Carbonell, from professional soccer player to owning up to 14 apartments: “I live off my income”
Carlos Carbonell is a former footballer who has played for teams such as Valencia, Atlético de Madrid, Recreativo de Huelva and Alcorcón, but an injury made him retire from the sporting world. He himself states in one of his TikTok videos that from the ages of 19 to 30 he has had salaries of between 40,000 and 150,000 euros per year: “I could spend it on cars, parties and unnecessary things or invest in real estate, which is what I did.” Now, it has up to 14 properties.
How to start investing, according to Carlos Carbonell
Carlos explains on his social networks how he went from being a soccer player to investing in real estate: “In less than a year I I bought nine apartments and little by little I created my assets To this day, I live off my income. I am not a millionaire, but I have what many people dream of: a house for my family, the security that I will never lack anything and financial freedom.
In another of his videos, a follower asks him why he has invested in real estate and not other types of things. To this, he responds that “it is a type of asset that allows you to finance yourself very cheaply and, in my particular case, who has been a soccer player, I think that It is the best way to have a flow of income with which I can live when I retire.“. In addition, he adds that “it is more advantageous than other types of investments because it gives you income.”
Also, based on his own experience, he gives advice on how to start investing and in another of his videos he answers the question of how much money is needed to take the first steps: “Under normal circumstances, From 20,000 or 25,000 euros you would be able to enter a property“, although he also explains that “there are exceptional cases of clients who have been able to do it with zero euros, but it depends on the financing to get the initial percentage that the bank asks of you.”
