As we celebrated the birth of our first born, and I worked from home, the walls closed in – so we went in search of a larger home and decided to rent it (we got just enough to cover the mortgage, but the taxes went up and before long, the difference was $100+/-month) …..and we took the first tenants who showed interest with $ in hand….which, unfortunately, were college students (The largest school in the nation , UCF, is 10 min away).

Being today (4th of July) is about celebrating independence and freedom, I thought it would be nice to hear from the thousands of people that are on here and have FINANCIAL FREEDOM.Please share a brief story about how you got there and what is has allowed for in your life.

I always do find it kind of interesting when these celebrities buy multiple homes in the same area.

Celebrating In Austin?

Do u guys celebrate after purchase or after renovation?

Celebrating @Darren Sager's birthday. 

Back then Jon Holdman was doing most of the moderator stuff.I am sure soon we will look back on this forum topic and BP will be celebrating 20 years in the business.

Passing the exam is always worth celebrating, do you have an idea for your next move? 

I suspect that we need to understand the following:The market has been good (not bad) for real estate investors...we should be celebrating.2010-2014 was the anomaly, not now. 

:@Alex HamdenI live in L.A and it doesn’t seem like celebrity owned homes necessarily sell for more but I don’t know if this is different .