New & Motivated, but Still Lacking Confidence

[Candice Youngblood]

Hello everyone! 

My name is Candice. I am a single mother of three in Houston. I have always had an intense interest in real estate & would absolutely love to be a full-time real estate investor, but have grown discouraged with the saturated market. I’m hoping to learn the strategies for success through Bigger Pockets. 

[Candice Youngblood]

Quote from @Travis Timmons:

There are usually 3 steps in this process. 

1. Realization

2. The grind

3. You did it. It took more time and effort than you thought it was going to. 

Most folks stall out at or before step 2 because it's really hard, takes a lot of patience and discipline over an extended period of time. I don't know a thing about your financial situation but you need to make sure that you have your finances in order so you can start from a position of strength. Slow and steady still wins the race.

Thank you for your input, Travis!

It’s appreciated.

To be completely transparent, I can totally see myself stalling out as well. The exhaustion and lack of flexibility of working for someone else is what drove me here. But I’m already burned out.  

After COVID, I experienced tremendous loss.  I am starting all over again financially. My credit score is great, but savings were drained. I managed to keep my 401k and was thinking about starting with that once I know enough to make a solid decision. 

I haven’t settled on real estate, but it’s something I have always been interested in. Unfortunately thoughts of little opportunity & markets saturated with investors has me a bit discouraged, but I’m willing to learn, think & work outside the box to make things happen.