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Hello BP family,
This is be a simple post of encouragement to others who are struggling starting out in real estate and haven't even bought their first house.
I am 22 years old, haven't held the same job for longer than 9 months (the one I'm currently working), and I haven't bought a house before. I was born and raised on a farm, was home-schooled for the first part of my life, joined the military out of HS, and have pushed myself to become something greater than what I was told I would be.
About 2 years ago I was given the book "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" as a gift. I know, I know. It's the book everyone is sick of hearing about (if you haven't heard about it, read it). I bought a course from the Rich Dad Poor Dad company. It was a HUGE waste of money. I kept seeing search results popping up from BP, so I started checking them out. BP has been my #1 resource for all my RE (Real Estate) questions, hands down. I have used the resources that they offer, I'm a pro member, and I have learned what a deal actually is by learning how to run the numbers the correct way.
I am in the process of buying my first house that should end up with about with about 30k in equity. I've passed up on a lot of cheap houses in crappy neighborhoods to get a okay house in a great neighborhood.
If anyone is looking for someone to discuss some REI basics, comment and/or message me!
And for everyone that has had a part of teaching me (too many to mention), thank you.