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The Book I Found In A Dumpster That Made Me $80,000...

There I was, rifling through one of probably 40 different dumpsters.

I'd already made my rounds at the dump that day, looking in this bin and that.

Sure, there were a few decent finds, but this dumpster I was picking around in...

It was about to change my life forever.

I had just hopped in (yes, my whole self inside the dumpster) and was digging through what seemed to be some old office supplies...

It was almost as if a secretary had tossed everything that was in her office right into this bin.

Then I saw it: "YOU CAN CHOOSE TO BE RICH!" by Robert Kiyosaki.

It was a handsome package, containing a couple workbooks and a few cd's. The title intrigued me.

I grabbed it and took it home, thinking to myself: "Who is this Robert Kiyosaki guy?"

After some brief research some days later, I realized that the name sounded familiar because I'd seen it before.

At the age of 13, my parents had given me a list of impactful books to read to expand my mind, heart, and spirit.

Rich Dad, Poor Dad was on the list.

Upon connecting the dots, I got my hands on "Rich Dad, Poor Dad," "Cashflow Quadrant" and any other Kiyosaki materials that were available online or in used bookstores, and started devouring them like a ferocious animal.

Everything.

These ideas... These concepts... These simple, yet paradigm shifting diagrams... It was like drinking from a gushing fire hydrant–

of fire.

My pencil sketched 5-year plans were going up in flames. You know, the plans like:

Become an EMT firefighter and pay my way through college...

Make up some hodgepodge interdisciplinary degree that my school didn't even offer as a program (something foreign language oriented) and try to graduate with zero debt...

Become some sort of minister (well, still did that in a manner of speaking πŸ˜‰)...

All of it was disentigrating before my eyes because... Well, no one had ever told me anything like this before!

Assets, liabilities, cash flow, thinking like the rich, not working for money...

I'd never considered "real estate" or "asset based income" as viable pursuits because I'd never even heard of them.

My high school classes were fresh out of such ground breaking content.

All of a sudden, I knew exactly what I wanted to do:

Buy my first property, and stuff my balance sheet full of cash flowing assets like there's no tomorrow–just like Rich Dad.

Fast forward to age 21 - I bought my first duplex with only $3,945.09 out of pocket.

That's not a typo.

Less than four grand to buy my first property.

Most people think you need a massive down payment and perfect credit to accomplish this. They're wrong.

I'm living proof that anyone can do this with the right strategy.

That's why I created EasyFirstProperty.com–to show you how to get your hands on your first property.

I break everything down into simple steps that actually work. No BS, No fluff.

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Real estate changed my life.

Now I help others change their lives by buying their first property.

This is who I am. From dumpster diver to property investor to your guide.

Let me show you how to change your life with real estate.

-Jonathan

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Narcoleptic Real Estate πŸ’€ (What is House Hacking)

July 01, 2025β€’2 min read

Sup.

Based on some comprehensive research (3.289 seconds) from authoritative medical sources (unless AI is being naughty again and making crap up)... I've discovered that:



Narcolepsy affects approximately 20-50 people per 100,000 worldwide.

Using this prevalence range, the probability of having at least one person with narcolepsy on my email list is between 2.08% and 5.12%.

So,
in case you have had a narcoleptic episode every time you open one of my emails, and have forgotten what the heck we even talk about around here...

This post is for you.

**No sweat whatsoever, by the way. No one gets left behind on my email list.**

Around here, we talk about how to buy your first property.

More specifically, we talk about how to do so with a strategy called:


"House Hacking."


What is that, you ask?

House hacking is a real estate investing strategy wherein you purchase a property, whether a single family home or multi unit property (like a duplex, triplex, or four plex), live in one part of the property, and rent out the rest to paying tenants

With it, you can turn what is usually your number one expense into your first cash-flowing asset.

This strategy is the "secret entrance" into the world of investing and asset acquisition that most beginners miss because, quite frankly, it is not taught enough.

That is exactly why I created the
7 Expensive Mistakes Ebook.

To teach you the real estate concepts that are not being taught by most real estate educators online.

To give you
everything you need to get that first house hack done.

It's got my best tips, insights, and action steps that if you implement, I can almost guarantee you will get your first deal


Jonathan "Still Taking Magnesium Nightly" Stogsdill


P.S.

Hopefully this email didn't put you to sleep.

But if it did, I hope whatever of my written words you read as you doze off so influenced you that you dreamt of buying my book, closing that first deal, and getting that first rental check deposited into your account. Oh what a sweet dream that is.

>>Click here to make your house hacking dreams come true

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