Must I Bite the Apple?

[Luan Tran]

Hello BP members! 

    Here is the situation. I am 19 yrs old, in school pursuing to get a degree for business management. I have my vision in real estate for quite a while and I have been passively searching for an assistant property management intern. With the history I have on record/resume, it will be like fishing in a small, murky, dark pond. My goal is to eventually obtain a great paying job to fund my RE investments.  

   Needless to say, I am an ambitious young one. What I struggle to find is a mentor who will be willing to guide me on this journey of RE... that is until yesterday. 

    Where I work at, there is a bartender who is currently doing RE on the side. He use to be at the top of RE until the market paid it's dues around 2008. After a while of working with him, he sees the passion and drive in me but delivers that sense in a belittling way, saying comments like "loser with passion" or "scrubs." Despite the goofy labels, he offers to help me. The deal is I have to get my RE license before I am accepted under his wings to do his commercial RE deals for him. Of course, he will gain majority of the commission, while I get what I receive.

  The question is: Should I focus more on school (both mentally and financially) and hope to gain an internship down the road or should I "bite the apple" and hope for the best while attending to both RE and my degree?

Thanks for swinging by this post! 

-Luan

[Luan Tran]

Thanks for a fast reply @Account Closed!

Looks like I found myself a new quote. It's great to see you found your happiness there! How did you get your foot in the door to reach Bolthouse Home? 

This takes me steps closer towards what I must do. I feel as if the 40 hour work week is a thing in the past. If I do what I love, there's no reason to measure how long I do it for.  :) 

Thank you for the inspirational post!