My name is Alex. I am 35 years old now, and when I was around 23 I decided to use stocks as a vehicle to buy real estate that would build me wealth over the long term.

I bought my first single family home in 2020. I spent a year fixing it up while working, and rented it out in 2021 after moving back home. I bought my second property, a two family, in 2021. I’m currently living in the upstairs unit and using the downstairs unit as an airbnb, which covers the mortgage.