😍 Why I LOVE Investing in the Midwest

[AJ Smith]

Hot Take 🔥: The Midwest is the BEST place to invest!

🌁 Sure, you'll get loads of appreciation on the coasts.

😬 Yes, Texas and the Southern markets have a ton of growth.

🌟 But if you dig down to the root of why most folks are here on BiggerPockets, the primary reason for 95% of us AT FIRST is because we want to achieve financial freedom.

⛓️ No more "requesting time off".

No more 40hr+ work weeks.

No more having someone else dictate your schedule, dress code, or location.

FREEDOM.

🤩 Investing in inexpensive, cashflowing 4plexes in the Midwest helped me to achieve financial freedom just TWO YEARS out of college.  

🏘 Househacking, partnerships, and flips have helped me to scale my portfolio to the point where I am confident taking the leap into real estate full time.

💪🏽 FREEDOM is my why. 

✊️ Freedom to spend time with those I love. Freedom to make an impact on my community. Freedom to build a business as far and as fast as I can educate myself, network, and take action. 

🌄 And because of the freedom it has afforded me -- the Midwest market will always have my heart and soul. 

(Y'all can keep Illinois though ✌️🤣)

[Garrett Gatton]

AJ -- Admittedly the Midwest is where I feel most comfortable and investing in high growth markets in the southeast intimidates me. We are in Lima, Ohio which is a Tier 3 market (depending on what you call Tier 1 haha). Cash flow is the name of the game here. Great job making it happen!