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Newbie moving to Chicago, IL or Dallas, TX
Hi Everyone,
I am graduating from business school next year and want to start planning and acting of my future financial freedom.
For my future job, I can choose between Chicago, IL or Dallas, TX as my base.
From my previous learnings, my initial strategy is to invest in a duplex and "house hack" while gaining more experience to invest in additional properties.
I would love to get some advice on which location is best to invest.
Thank You!
Fabricio Kannenberg
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@Fabricio Kannenberg Welcome! I'm an investor in Dallas and I, myself, invested first and foremost into a duplex and house-hacked it and went from there. It's been a tremendous opportunity for me - and allowed me to catapult myself into investing further. DFW is definitely a great market but it's also very competitive. Deals definitely come around - but when they do you have to be quick to jump on it.