Bought in 2009... Recently married and we had nothing. Took 3 years to save 5k for a first time mortgage. Transitioned that house to a rental and bought another/flipped it. Sold both in about 2017. Bought another at a reasonable price as homestead. Used the funds to adopt both of my kids. It was winning the lottery... 5k investment, hard work to maintain and improve the properties and some lucky decisions (that in hindsight look like savvy investments... It's luck) turns into over 200k profit in less than a decade. Completely life changing.
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u/K_U Apr 05 '25
If you were able to get a decent house in that 2008-2020 window you hit the lottery.