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Going out on a limb here guys
Hey everyone, hope y’all are doing well! So I finished the Ultimate Beginners Guide by bigger pockets, I’ve read a few other books from other investors and have accomplished my first networking event. After doing all this, I’ve realized how much further away I really am from starting my investment journey. I feel like I need personalized advice from love, successful investors. So I don’t qualify to get a loan because of my credit, I don’t have money saved for a down payment and if I did even get a loan, I wouldn’t have the money to make the payments for the investment property until it got rented out. I think my only options are to get a second job, save up money for a down payment and to pay the loan all while working on my credit. Is this my only option? Does anyone have any other suggestions, ideas or paths I could try? Thank you for your guys time. I really appreciate everything I’ve learned from you guys and also bigger pockets!
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Start listening to the Bigger Pockets Money podcasts. The series is largely designed to help people with this kind of initial money trouble.