First Investor Christmas - Advice on How to stay sane?

[Theo Hicks]

Hello BPers,

For all the seasoned real estate investors out there, I have two questions:

1) How do you have conversations with family during the holiday's regarding your real estate investing career?

I am assuming I am not the only person going through this right now! I am finding it difficult to have conversations about this with relatives because they just don't understand.

2) What is the funniest response you have gotten when you have told your relatives you are a real estate investor.

When I brought up the fact that I was a real estate investor and that I just completed 15 weeks of real estate courses, my aunt asked "well what happens when you have bad tenants and have to evict someone?" When I told her what the typical process is in Ohio, she responds with "oh no, I don't think that is right Theo, it takes months! I don't think you should be doing this because one bad tenant can ruin your life. That's why I just invest in a 401k"

I didn't realize I had a relative that was an expert on Ohio evictions!!! Lucky me