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Hi everyone. I'm a RE newbie and am a BP addict. I work full-time in IT, while serving in the PA Air Guard, and these days I'm learning as much as I can about finding and managing properties effectively. Like many others that I've heard of, I became an "accidental landlord" when I started renting out my first house that was no longer a good fit for me. I've recently become an "intentional landlord" after listening to pretty much all of the BP podcasts and reading a good number of the books from here, and other authors about how to run this as a business.
With that new found knowledge, I found and just bought a duplex that I'm househacking and working on adding more value to. I joined BP a little while ago the moment I realized how huge a resource this will be while I work my way out of the W2 world. I'm really looking forward to receiving and sharing ideas here. Here's to getting out of the E quadrant!
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