All Forum Posts by: Cole Britting

Hey @Jack Landry

I can't help you too much personally, but I know @Twana Rasoul is an investor friendly agent that has worked with a lot of house hacking clients

@Ash Fields

Thank you!!

@Antonio Cucciniello

These are very actionable steps, thank you!

@Onan Dumas

I love that advice, thank you!

Hey @David Richardson

Sounds like you've been killing it! Thanks for the advice and best of luck.

Hey @Jonathan Frith

Your last point is something I haven't thought about too much. I definitely have in terms of investment and my financial position, but I tend to forget about my personal life (friends, family, dating, etc). I need to map that out and find a way to have it align with my financial goals. Thank you for opening my eyes to that!

Best of luck on your real estate journey, thank you for the reply!

Hi @Blaine Alger

I definitely need to get out and network with investors more. I'm not exactly sure where I want to end up investing, so I'm trying to just connect generally here on the forums!

I'll always have a love-hate relationship with Excel. It is so useful, but there is so much stuff to learn lol.

Action is the next step for me for sure. I have been learning for a few months and have been reaching out to agents, lenders, etc, but I need take the leap soon. 

Failing more often is something I need to get used to. I used to be so afraid of failure it would stop me from taking action, but I've gotten better at seeing it as a learning lesson and not being so afraid. Definitely something I will be working on.

I wish more of my friends were interested in REI (I've tried to get them to listen to some podcasts and read books, but they just aren't into it). The forums have been great for helping me connect with other young people.

Thanks for the reply, I appreciate it!

@Nick Scullin It's been a rough few semesters, but I am lucky my life hasn't been seriously turned upside down (like losing a job, or family member, etc).

I hope your REI journey goes great, and best of luck in Philly! Let me know when you buy your first property.

Hi @Nick Scullin

I really appreciate the thoughtful response. 

Living it up has been a struggle in college due to COVID. A lot of my friends have gotten apartments at school even though we are online, but I decided to stay home to save on rent (I go to school in NYC so I'm saving a lot). Still not sure if I made the best decision or not, but I had a great 1.5 years before COVID and will still hopefully have Fall 2021 semester to have fun.

Luckily, I had no idea what I wanted to after college (and still don't), so I decided to major what I was best at in high school which was math and economics. 

Learning on my own is something that I never did before last year. I was always just coasting along and learning what I was taught in school. Thankfully I changed that, but still have a LONG way to go.

I'm still learning to invest, but have a brokerage account and have some money in low fee index funds. I may open a Roth IRA soon, since I have a small side business that makes me a decent chunk of money I can invest. House hack is next on the list.

I can't wait to travel more. I'm supposed to be in Milan for a semester abroad right now, but unfortunately that got cancelled due to COVID. I'm hoping to spend a month or two abroad after I graduate or during this summer.

Do you invest in Philadelphia? I've been looking into the area as a potential landing spot for me after school.

Thanks again for the reply!

@John Wong Thanks for the advice!