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Sam Murphy
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Sam from Broomes Island, Maryland

Sam Murphy
  • Broomes Island, MD
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Hello BP!

My name is Sam Murphy and I am from Calvert County Maryland. I am 24 years old and am looking to invest in buy and hold properties in the near future. I currently am a steamfitter in local 602 and do some small investing on the side. It all started when I read the book Rich Dad Poor Dad and that's when I realized I needed passive income in my life. I was investing in retirement, 401k, stocks, and doing alot of research of opening up my own business. During my search I came across real estate investing which eventually lead me to Bigger Pockets. Since then I have been listening to podcasts non stop and reading as much as I can about the different types of real estate investments. Unfortunately I bought my first house last year before I found bigger pockets and used all of my money on the down payment so have no money now to invest, but I am saving and will be looking to purchase my first rental within a year after much more reading and researching. Any advice is greatly appreciated.

Sam Murphy 

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Richard Williams
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Richard Williams
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Hello @Sam Murphy, welcome to BP brother! I am a 602 member who is also a inquisitive investor in training. I highly recommend joining and attending the SOMDREIG, this month will be my 3rd meeting and I can tell you honestly I have gotten a ton out of the meetings and great people who attend. Let's get together soon to talk about how we might be able to motivate and hold each other accountable in our chase for slum lord millions (im joking). Hope to see you this week at the meeting and feel free to email me to set up a cup of coffee. 

PS: Rich Dad Poor Dad ruined my life too! I was so happy being a dumb fitter, now I'm consumed with REI and increasing my Financial Literacy.

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