13. Meet Jake G. - Creative Real Estate Investor, Mr. Play-It-Safe, and Allegra’s Fiance

Jake G. is a former sales bro, recently turned data scientist. He also happens to be Allegra’s fiance—AND the reason she’s been able to focus 100% on starting a business for the last year. Combining cash and keeping plenty of it on hand has allowed them to build a company, a new career and a RE portfolio in less than 3 years.ANNOUNCEMENT: We’re building a 6-figure Savings course available in June! Head to factorawealth.com and click on "6 Figure Savings" to learn more.  We cover:  How Allegra & Jake met in 2017 and why they shared their financial situations with each other early.How Jake traded in his beloved 20k car to reduce his debt. Jake and Allegra’s plan to buy their first house—including an operation agreement that covered a hypothetical break-up. Why they put 10% down instead of 20% on their first house and what they did with the extra cash. How they put together a creative real estate investment partnership for their 2nd property and only spent 2k to acquire 50% of the property. Why they lived on Jake’s severance instead of touching their 40k emergency fund for almost a year. How they saved cash quick with rules like spending no more than $50 when they went out for dinner.