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23 January 2025 | 9 replies
Hello Gabriel,I'm currently live in Milwaukee but grew up in Racine, lets connect!
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8 February 2025 | 29 replies
If you want to start out-of-state, as someone who started off in Columbus, and grew up in Cleveland, I would say, the Ohio market in general is a very beginner friendly state to get started with your real estate journey.
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28 January 2025 | 10 replies
Gilbert is a great area for a lot of reasons.. it's where I grew up and its really grown!
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31 January 2025 | 17 replies
There are risky, but high return options like QQQ which grew 27% over the last year or on the other side / safe end, there are super secure short term US government bonds like SGOV which pays out about 4.5% in dividends.
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22 January 2025 | 3 replies
I grew up here and am familiar with the area.
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7 February 2025 | 13 replies
I grew up around a “grind” mentality, and my family members seemed to spend all the money they made.
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2 February 2025 | 22 replies
Nice to hear from someone who grew up in the area!
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21 January 2025 | 4 replies
He became a contractor, worked hard, and grew a successful business that produced a lot of money.
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27 January 2025 | 11 replies
Jon Jasniak is pretty good too I like him a lot because he now offers his course for free and he is in Texas and I grew up in West Texas.
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23 January 2025 | 45 replies
I grew up in NBPT, but do not invest there