I do expect my father to follow and achieve his financial goals for retirement and I will use his experience and knowledge to help myself achieve my own financial goals. 

Hellow everyone,Looking for stories about how people achieved the purchase of their first rental property.

I am excited to see what I can learn and achieve through this community, and to connecting with you all, especially the locals in my area.

I really need to develop a better sense for the what houses achieve certain rates.

The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat."

Best of luck to you, goals sound achievable.

Sounds like you've got good clarity about what it is you'd like to change and achieve moving forward.

Hey guys.So I am currently in that space where I’ve been reading books and listening to podcasts but I am still about a year away from my first purchase (at least 6 months).To make a long story short, I’m cleaning up a mess a younger me didn’t realize would put a monkey wrench in the plan my current self has created to help me achieve financial freedom.With all the knowledge and experience everyone has been sharing, I’ve been feeling like I wanted to contribute to the community as well.But how does someone with no experience contribute to this wonderful community?

That's what Financially free means to me and REI was just the way I decided to achieve it.The other issue is "people would love to buy assets in hot markets, but I think it comes down to the initial cost of investment and people's goals."

Plus, we should all take a moment in our journeys and celebrate the achievements, even if they are small and just the beginning.Set a savings goal and reach it.My wife and I started serious budgeting back in 2015.