At 17, just enjoy your time there.

Enjoy the journey!

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My story is probably pretty common...bought my Fall River, MA condo in 2007 (when I thought we had hit the "bottom" of the market...ya), lived in it for 5 years.In 2012, my wife and I wanted to buy a house, and selling the condo was out of the question since I could only get about half what I owed.So, we became landlords.And a funny thing happened…I enjoyed the process and a lot of things about it.I’ve found two great tenants who are low maintenance and pay on time.So here I am, looking for more property.I think I know what I’m looking for as far as a good deal, but I worry I’m not going to be able to finance the deal when I find it due to lack of funds.Hopefully between this forum, the podcast, and the half dozen books I’ve bought, the answers will come.We’ll see what happens!

If you don't enjoy working with real estate, find something you do enjoy and put your efforts into that.

I work as a full-time firefighter and spend my off time hiking and enjoying the outdoors. 

There are a ton of options if you're looking for full-service management (my company works with over 500 vacation rental management companies)! 

Now that you have exhausted your Low Down Payment Options (Portfolio-Conventional and FHA) you will need to use a Standard Conventional Loan and put 20% down to get your 3rd Duplex.The sky is the limit...you could continue to buy properties and build an empire or just stop there and enjoy more free time...I have friend who quit his job and just manages his properties now.Be alert, if you time it right you might be able to get down payment assistance/grants (I got $5,000 from a local program and used it to buy my interest rate down to 3.125% which is way below typical market rates for a Duplex).

I've enjoyed learning and I finally feel like I have enough knowledge to take the first step.

Enjoy the pics...BEFOREAFTER