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New Member in Mercersburg PA
Hello!
I signed into Bigger Pockets tonight with the intent to start reading the "Ultimate Beginners Guide" and start building the courage to take the leap.
Goals:
- Make supplemental income to help pay for daycare.
- Use income from investments to build a secure foundation for my families future.
Our family of four (soon to be five) lives on $2000 a month. I am not looking to make millions - would be nice - but even an extra $250 -$500 a month would have me sitting pretty.
Best of luck to us all on this adventure!
Ben
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Welcome to BP. You have some great goals and I hope they never drop out of your mind. Just remember doing deals is awesome! Making money is just a (big) side bonus. I have seen many people look at real estate investing and have given up shortly there after because they were all about getting money! And while that is cool. It's not a cool as putting in a lot of work, risk, time, money, and hope in a deal and then watch it take off better than you expected!
Keep going and never give up!