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New rising agent seeking knowledge in the world of Real Estate!
Hello Bigger Pockets Family!
It took listening to ten BP podcasts and reading a few books from the website to finally grow the courage to make this post. My Jude Cineas and I are from Tampa, Florida. I recently graduated from the University of South Florida this past spring and man am I ready to get my jump-started. With already having 4 plus years of professional work experience; I knew working the traditional 9-5 was not the life I wanted for myself. We are all aware of the power of real estate when with combined with patience and due diligence. I knew getting into the field of real estate was the move that I needed to take to open the doors to live the life I want to live. I am proud to announce just a few moments ago before writing this post I successfully passed my RE course exam for the state of Florida. I can now move onto with the next steps of getting licensed. I plan on taking the state exam within the coming weeks, in the meantime, I have just been learning more about the market of RE. Being someone who stepped outside of family norms to make a way for myself I am simply seeking knowledge and mentorship from the BP community to help me navigate throughout my real estate journey. I have aspirations to own rental properties to provide me with the financial freedom I want for myself and my future family. If you made it this far in my monologue I thank you for reading and I look forward to connecting with you all.
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Welcome Jude! Congratulations on passing the RE course exams, I am very familiar with the real estate license process and know how time consuming it is. I wish you the best of luck with the state exam, there are a few prep courses through Champions that I would recommend to you. I took a 20-hour prep course and was able to pass the exam on my first try with minimal studying!