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How He Became a Millionaire at 28 Using a Secret Rental Strategy
Ryan Chaw hit seven figures in his twenties by buying ordinary houses near colleges and leasing them bedroom by bedroom. He explains why the strategy is unglamorous enough that most investors skip right past it.
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How Ryan Chaw Turned a $30K Mistake Into a 7-Figure Rental Portfolio
There's a lot of Facebook housing groups that you can just type in the college name like, you know, University of the Pacific college housing groups or class of 2027 or whatever.Listen to the full episode with Ryan Chaw
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