We'd just bought the most expensive 2-family in Manchester at the time

Honestly, they had a point.

It was one of the rougher houses on the market, in a great neighborhood. It barely passed FHA. I sold stocks and pulled together my crypto just to get the down payment.

I wasn't a licensed agent yet. I had zero investing experience beyond watching my parents and my wife's family do it 20 or 30 years earlier.

We bought it in February and moved in that June. In between, we did all the work ourselves. Hardwood floors, paint, ripped out every drop ceiling, a new kitchen and a new bathroom. Late nights and early mornings the whole way.

Then both upstairs tenants moved out when I asked for a rent increase that was still below market. So all of a sudden we had two empty apartments and a lot to learn.

And it was still the best financial decision we've made.

Once it was rented, we lived there for about $700 a month. That building taught me more about owning real estate than anything I'd read. It's a big part of why I got my license and why I do what I do now.

What was the moment you realized you had to own something?

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