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Cyles Barnes
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Any advice is helpful :)

Cyles Barnes
  • Miami, FL
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Hey, I've always like the whole real estate thing when I was young. I'm now 20 years old and finally want to start learning more and actually get into the business. I have no money saved up, bad credit from school loans which was a waste of time after getting two Associate degrees and also credit cards. But I'm Thinking of taking a weeks class course then get my lisence in the next month. Even though the money and bad credit can be a set back and down fall for me working a part time job with bills, I'm ready to get started with this, stay focus and achieve my endeavors. Any ideas or advice would be helpful. I'm eager to learn more!!

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Duncan Taylor
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Duncan Taylor
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You might not like the advice I am going to give you.

You need to spend a couple of years working more than one job if possible and cleaning up the current financial mess you have. If you don't you run the real risk of just increasing that mess faster than you are able to increase your income.

While you are doing that, you need to read everything related to business and real estate you can get your hands on. Read everything on this site, listen to the podcasts, go to your local library, read, read, read and learn everything you can.

Then when your financial house is in order, you will be able to start without all that baggage. You don't need to save up a lot of money to get started but starting in a hole is a path to failure.

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