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Jeffrey Hunter
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If you could go back in time and give yourself advice, what would you say?

Jeffrey Hunter
  • Keene, NH
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As a young investor still in college, I have looked into many different niches. Ultimately, I have decided it is in my best interest to house hack my first property. I am looking for someone to tell me about their experience house hacking, finding their first deal, and if you could go back, what would you do differently? When it comes to financing a property like a house hack I have been researching FHA and 203k loans as most people would. If you have any advice or would like to just share your story and converse with me, feel free to comment or DM me! I really enjoy meeting and talking with new people.

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Joshua Black
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  • Cleveland, OH
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Joshua Black
  • New to Real Estate
  • Cleveland, OH
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Immediate execution on a mediocre game plan is better than no execution on a perfect game plan.

It took me a very long time to learn this, and I still struggle with it to this day.  It is so easy to research, obsess, and try to get all your ducks in a row before executing, that we often fail to execute at all.  There is never a "perfect" time to execute on a plan.  The market, the economy, technology, the world... it is all constantly changing, so it is impossible to have the perfect plan.  I need to constantly remind myself that it is ok to fail, make mistakes, and look silly sometimes.  That's how you learn and grow... through experience and repetition.  If only I had known this fifteen years ago!

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