Mentor

[Stacey Pierce]

I want to make the next move and was wondering if it made sense to get a mentor. I am reading and reading. I've attended a few meetings but still have so MANY questions............is a menotr a good idea??

[Bob Hamas]

Well, my dad and I thought it would be good and we were going to call them but my dad later convinced himself that it won't work based off of the numbers they showed us and he didn't like the idea of buying depressed properties and renting them because he didn't want to be a "slum lord". He doesn't want to deal with all the hastle at his age and try to get people to pay their rent. I was considering calling them myself to take the course but I opted to join the forum and get all my learing here by reading. One of the things they said they used as a networking tool was a forum on their website where investors can swap ideas and what not. After thinking about it, why would I pay them $7500 for the same info I can get on here for free ...and probably more up front and honest.

I looked at it as, they are selling a product; this course. Of course they are going to inflate numbers and omit some expenses you'll encounter along the way just so it sounds good and easy to do. Easy sells courses. Try to sell hard work, that doesn't usually work out if ya know what I mean. I know this REI is hard work so I'd rather get the real, up front facts about obstacles I'll encounter here (from people who have nothing to profit from sharing a bit of their knowledge) than pay someone to make this sound like a cake walk.

I am approaching 24, and have a child on the way in August. Doing what I'm doing now will never get me rich and I've never wanted to work for a company. I've always had this drive to be my own boss at my own business. I've thought about starting some businesses but I seem to be addicted to learning more and more about REI. I've made it my goal to learn, gain as much knowledge as possible, while I am getting myself financially prepared as well. My hope is to learn as much as possible within a year to a year and a half and then I'll be fully ready to go from both a knowledge and financial perspective. I am determined to make something more of my life than what is normal these days. I want to be able to give my family everything and I'll find a way to get there. I'm hoping the people here can help to prepare me.

Sorry for the long post but I think networking here on this forum could prove far more beneficial than laying out 8G for the same thing. Anybody can do anything they want to in this world. It's just how bad you want it. My new motto comes from the Rocky Balboa movie: "Life will beat you to your knees and it'll keep you there if you let it. It's not how hard you hit, it's how hard you can GET HIT and keep movin forward. That's how winnin' is done!"