All Forum Posts by: Brett Kingston

@Jack BeVier Thanks for the advice Jack! Stories like yours are what inspire me to get started at a young age.

@Nicholas L. @Evan Polaski thanks to both of you for the advice! we both have good stable jobs with strong starting salaries and have quite a lot in savings between the 2 of us, which is also what makes me anxious sitting on cash with all the money printing going on. She does not have a high risk tolerance, which helps keep me grounded, but I would hate to see our hard earned money go to waste. We are currently living at home to save up but both agree we would like our own place. I appreciate the help and you both have given me some good questions to ask her to help get both our goals aligned.

@Jason Shackleton I am actually very close to the Durham market. Thanks for your advice and extending the invitation, I’d love to join the call to draw on some experience and make some connections. Feel free to message me with the meeting info and if the timing works I’ll be sure to call in! Look forward to hearing from you!

@Zorya Belanger Awesome advice Zorya! I’m just about finished reading Rich Dad Poor Dad myself, and it is a contributing factor to what has gotten me inspired. I will try to persuade her to give it a read and start off in RE with something small so we can both get a feel for it. I think you are completely right, if she’s sees some proof, she will be much more likely to be on board or at least give her support. Really appreciate the advice.

Hey Everyone, I'm a 23 year old from Ontario Canada and I'm relatively new to BP and Real Estate investing. I've been listening to the podcast for a few months and have been so inspired to start my Real Estate journey. My girlfriend (of 4 years) and I are in a good financial position for home ownership, and ideally I'd like to start with a house hack/duplex and scale up from there. I sat down with my girlfriend and told her my interest in real estate and how my goal is to invest in real estate to reach financial independence so we could both retire early if we wanted to. I tried to give her the benefits to real estate investing and how it could change our lives, but she was not convinced. She sees it as a lot of work and doesn't see how you would make that much more money than just focusing on our careers. She also sees it as risky with the extremely hot market we have here in Ontario. This is something I really want to pursue, but not sure how I'll be able to do it without having her on board, as it is a huge life decision. Any suggestions on how I should go about this situation?

Thanks!