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New to Biggerpockets and Real Estate!!
Hey everyone!
First off I'd like to introduce myself. My name is Donald but feel free to call me Don or Donnie! I am 18 years old and live right outside of Cincinnati, Oh. I just finished up my freshman year of college, and I question if college is for me? I don't want to come out of school thousands of dollars In debt and work for someone making ends meet.
Real estate has always been an interest of mine, and I know that it has potential of being a great career if done right! I will be honest and say, I know very little about real estate. I am on here to hopefully meet people and build friendship and to gain knowledge from people who are experienced in REI.
I look forward to hearing from anyone and everyone who would be interested in talking with me! I am SO motivated for success in real estate and figured why wait until after I am thousands of dollars in debt from something that I don't even plan on using!
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I'm in Dayton, but I do some investing in Cincinnati, and I go to the Cincinnati meetings sometimes. It's a good group of people there. Get the membership, attend all the general meetings, and the subgroups that interest you. You'll quickly get a lot of real estate info.