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New Member from Long Beach, CA
31/m originally from Massachusetts seeking financial independence through real estate investing
I moved to SoCal for a girl from MA, got engaged, and she broke it off because she didn't like my parents and I wasn't good enough for her. Over it...want to make money!
Goals are:
1.) take a loan that someone else pays off, get tax benefit, build wealth through appreciation
2.) get practice/become proficient in property management
3.) Take advantage of long term investment benefits - stomach the dips/rises & retire by 60, have a maid do my laundry/clean my house/cook my food, live in an area with nice weather, workout every day, ride motorcycles, drive sports cars, do track days, visit Vegas whenever I want.
I plan to do this with income properties - buy a duplex, 3-4 unit, and into the bigger (15-20 unit) closer to retirement.
Long Beach investors - hit me up!