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POTW: What age did you start investing in Real Estate?
Welcome to BiggerPockets Poll of the Week!
Last week’s The Real Estate Podcast Episode 746 featured Jake Radawick, who has scaled his portfolio to 28 Rentals Before 28 Years Old!
With such an impressive drive and a touching reason why, Jake got started in real estate at a very young age.
What age did you start investing in Real Estate?
What was your reason WHY?
20 or under
21-30 years old
31-40 years old
41-50 years old
51-60 years old
60 or over
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Nathan Gesner
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I bought my first investment at age 31. I didn't buy another until age 46, then I accrued 33 rentals and 135 storage units in five years. Some of the delay was due to money and knowledge, but the biggest delay in starting was my limiting beliefs.
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