Brand New and Need Direction HELP!

[Feras Majeed]

Hello, bigger pockets, community,

I'm currently an educator in the Chicagoland area and discovered bigger pockets. I have been addicted ever since! I want to connect with other people in the area who would like to work with me or mentor me with real estate investing! 

Some background on me. I have been in education for over 8 years as a Middle School ELA teacher, reading teacher/reading interventionist, program leader/Literacy coach, and now a Multilingual Team Leader overseeing a team of bilingual teachers and over 300 Multilingual students. I love my job, but it doesn't define me. Real estate investing and being financially free is my ultimate goal. I feel money will bring me freedom and the ability to help the people around me. It will also allow me to make choices about how I want to live and spend my time. 

Where do I start! I want to do multifamily and/or storage but I know all of this needs so much money that I don't have. Any mentors out there that can take me under their wing near Chicago??