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Connecticut Rookie
Hey guys,
I'm excited to join the BiggerPockets community and gain insight and advice as I begin my real estate journey. Hopefully sooner than later I can contribute advice to the forums, but for now, I'll just have to selfishly consume.
I'm looking to start out house-hacking and then, well, we'll see. I love the idea of buy-and-hold and the wealth-building potential, but I'm trying to start out by being realistic and tempering expectations so reality doesn't hit too hard when I have my first "learning experience."
So to those of you who have already contributed to this space and been resources for my initial education and fact-gathering: thank you. And for those who will help and be resources and guides through my "learning experiences": thank you, too.