How did you get your start?

[Andrew Lubrino]

I'd love to hear how you got your start. When I was studying for the GMAT, I constantly read peoples' "war stories" to figure out what they had done and what led to success. That strategy worked really well for me, and so I'd love to hear how you got your start. 

Some example questions would be:

How old were you when you bought your first property? What job did you work? How much cash did you have and what was the purchase price for the property? Did you have a partner? How much did you educate yourself before the purchase and what did you use for said education? et cetera. 

Anything that you think might be useful, add those details. I'm a young person (22) who is looking for a way out of my desk job. I work in investment banking in NYC and its not uncommon for me to work 18+ hours / day and 6 or 7 days per week. This leaves me very little time for personal development and, to be very honest, I'm incredibly unhappy. I don't think real estate will solve my problems, but hopefully a community of positive people focused on growth and learning will be able to help.