In need of a internship or mentorship

[Matthew C Taylor]

Hello Bigger Pockets community. I have just joined the online the community after listening to the show. I am out of college right now but applying to colleges to go to next semester in the fall. I am still confused as to what I want to do in my life even though I'm going to be a junior majoring in finance. I was curious if there were any members in the Atlanta, GA area that have any opening for internships or mentoring available. I am really interested in the house flipping industry whether it has to do with financing, project management, construction etc. Please let me know as I am open to any and all opportunities passed my way. Thank you!

[Ben Firstenberg]

Hey Matthew, I've been in your shoes before. Wondering what it is I actually WANT to do. What I can actually bring to the table. It's tough. 

If I woke up tomorrow in your shoes, I'd work on getting back to college and finishing up that degree first of all. Second, I'd start looking for more corporate type internships. Reach out to private equity companies, commercial lenders, anyone you can find who does real estate. Look for smaller companies and you'll probably have more success. Above all else, try to really get to know people. Don't just throw out applications (nobody ever reads those anyways) but try to get people on the phone and ask thoughtful questions about what they do. It'll take a while, but you'll hit on something eventually. 

If you're interested in bigger pockets type of real estate (entrepreneurship and hustle), you probably won't last long in the corporate world, but you'll learn a lot and you'll work with a lot of big time professional investors. You'll see some are very smart and hardworking, others are full of crap just like anyone else. 

All along the way, keep thinking about what you want to do, what you like to do and what you're good at. You'll get more and more specific with every step. It's not easy by any means. It involves doing some stuff you don't like in order to figure out what you do like. 

Stick with it, put the work in, be open to opportunities and try to meet and get to know people and build relationships. You'll figure it out. 

Hope that helps!