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Collected First Rents!
This post is about a month overdue but things have been hectic on my end as of late! I wanted to share the good news with my BP family of me and my Fiancee's@Denita Ozennefirst investment property! We closed and are now house-hacking a 4 BR/3.5 BA duplex and renting out the other side. The plan was to live mortgage/rent free and we've achieved it! As of Feb.1 I collected the first month's rent ever and it was an exhilarating feeling. It has motivated me and erased all doubts about the unknowns. We plan to grow our portfolio and shoot for the stars! I've learned so much from BP podcasts and forums so thank you to everyone here for every piece of information you've shared on this amazing site!
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congrats man.... keep it going
good luck with everything