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I'm in desperate need of help starting out
I'm desperate for help in this real estate investing business!! I just turned 18, and I was on my way to becoming a registered nurse, but I found out about real estate investing by email from rich dad education. I attended their 3 day class for $200, and I learned so much information about investing in real estate, to credit repair, and financing and all that, but i couldn't afford their advanced training classes for a ridiculous 10K~50k!!
My dad abandoned us recently, and left me and my sisters alone with my unemployed mother. He DESTROYED my mom's credit, stole all her money, and ran away somewhere.. We are having a hard time struggling with poverty. I just can't afford to go to school for four years to start getting salary as a nurse. I want to do this business to help my family out and make my mother happy. She has been contemplating suicide and i DO NOT want that to happen. Our house is also in foreclosure and we are about to get kicked out. We have no where to go. I AM NOT ASKING ANY INVESTOR TO HELP US GET OUT OF THE FORECLOSURE! Because we probably owe A LOT more than what it's worth..
All i'm asking for, is help.
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Justin,
First off I am very sorry for your situation, I am sure it must be very difficult. My first piece of advise is to find out what free resources are available to you and your family. If your Mother is contemplating suicide she needs professional help immediately and there are plenty of resources out there (a quick Google search can help). Making sure your family is safe is priority number one...then you can work on on learning the real estate business.