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Hey BP,

What tips or advice would you give for a college student just getting into REI? If you could start over from 20 years-old how would you go about doing it?

Thanks!

John Dunham - Chattanooga, TN

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But the house I was living in during college and rent it out to all my roommates. Start there and add more houses as you go! 

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