Introduction and Brief Personal Description

[Matthew Phillips]

Good Evening all!

A little bit about me: my name is Matthew Phillips, I'm 22 years old, married to my beautiful wife, and play football for Geroge Fox University.

I created my Bigger Pockets account in April of 2022, but I have recently become more serious about investing in real estate. I've been listening to the Bigger Pockets Podcast and just finished episode 102. From what I've learned, I'm most interested in long-term rentals and house hacking. Because I'm currently enrolled in University and looking to apply to Law School, money is tight and I don't have much to put toward investing. I'm continuously looking for ways to invest even though my finances are slim. Any advice for me? I've been looking into the different options of using hard money lenders and or private investors. Being that I live in Newberg Oregon, the market prices are pretty high for someone without much capital. Is it best to find an area where market prices are cheaper? Also trying to figure out what a "good deal" is. I know Brandon and Josh talk a lot about finding "Good deals" when looking at real estate, but I'm still unclear on what authenticates a "Good deal."