When the events industry collapsed during COVID, Richie Matthews faced a choice: rebuild or reinvent. He chose real estate—starting with two rental units in San Diego that became a 62-door empire. In this episode, Richie shares how he found balance, systems, and financial freedom through rental arbitrage and creative finance. Discover how to escape burnout and build a business that serves your life, not the other way around.📲 Connect with Richie: https://www.youtube.com/@RichieMatthews ➡️ Meet Pace on the Creative Nation Tour: https://bit.ly/GetCreativeNationTour➡️ Download the Free SubTo A-Z e-book: https://subto.sjv.io/qzd0Vb ➡️ Get the CRM that will take you further: https://www.gohighlevel.com/pace➡️ Use Creative Listing for FREE to buy and sell creatively: https://bit.ly/CreativeListing➡️ Join the SubTo Community: https://subto.sjv.io/RG6EDb➡️ Become a Top Tier Transaction Coordinator: https://toptiertc.pxf.io/yqmoxW➡️ Discover the Gator Method: https://gator.sjv.io/6yYWBG ➡️ Get to the SquadUp Summit Conference: https://bit.ly/GetToSquadUpSummitCOMMUNITY MEMBERS!➡️ Get Featured on the Get Creative Podcast: https://bit.ly/GetCreativeGuestFormRefer a Friend to SubTo: refer.nre.ai/subtoRefer a Friend to TTTC: refer.nre.ai/tttcRefer a Friend to Gator: refer.nre.ai/gatorPLUG IN & SUBSCRIBECreative Real Estate Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/creativefinancewithpacemorbyInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/pacemorby/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@PaceMorbyTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pacemorby X: https://x.com/PaceJordanMorbyThe Pace Morby Show: https://www.youtube.com/@thepacemorbyshow