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Motivated Investor (19 years old) NEED HELP
Hello. My name is Dylan, and I am extremely driven and motivated to be successful.
I am a 19 year old student in Manhattan, NY looking to create financial freedom for myself. With hard work, I know I'll be able to succeed.
HOWEVER, I am here because I need advice. I do not have the $ to invest in real estate, nor have a ever invested in real estate. I have followed a mentor who is very successful in real estate. I went to public auctions and he taught me the basic fundamentals of the business.
My question is. HOW can I start investing/making money in real estate with no money initially?
Dylan G.
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Do some research on wholesaling. There's a ton of information about it here on BP in the form of blogs and pod casts and it even has a portion of the forums dedicated to it. It still requires at least a couple hundred for marketing and a lot of time spent on education and research. It isn't something for nothing and it, like everything else, has both pros and cons.
There's going to be a BP meetup in NYC on the 14th. I would suggest going and networking with as many people as possible. More info here.
Good luck on your journey and kudos to you for starting out so young! I can only imagine where I'd be today had I started when I was your age.