From Burgers to Brains. Coming at you from Spain/ Colorado

[Joseph Conrey]

Hello Bigger Pockets! Throughout my college days I recall cooking burgers in the sweltering heat of a bustling restaurant kitchen. Coming home I smelled like grease. It was that lingering smell that stayed with me for days on end no matter how many times I showered. After covering a New Year's Eve shift and getting a fifty cent raise for my efforts (From 7.50 to 8.00 an hour) I had had enough. I felt under appreciated and unfulfilled. I knew I was spending time building someone else’s dreams!

In between the late nights and showers I was introduced to network marketing and the idea of life beyond a 9-5! With the introduction to lifestyle design came my more important introduction to personal development. I fell out of the network marketing company due to my lack of personal development. I continued on to finish my degree from Colorado State University in Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism. I was attracted to this degree because I love talking to people, working with my hands, and being outside (Can you see where this is going?). I wanted to fulfill the three criterions and moved to Wyoming. I was guiding bird hunts while striving to become a stronger version of myself. Through all of my reading and life experiences I have developed a hankering to become financially free.

For me this means I have ceased to exchange my time for money. What a dreadful feeling it is when you have to work to pay bills. No more burger flipping for 8.00 an hour! Via the pod-casts my quest has led me here! Real Estate has a special place in my portfolio because of the passive income possibilities.

Rewind. While I was in college I studied abroad on a program called Semester at Sea. Basically it was a floating university that laid the travel bug deep in my soul. I tried to find that similar atmosphere and I am currently serving in the United States Navy. I am stationed in Rota, Spain. I have another 3 years and some change left on my contract. This is more than enough time to work my way into real estate, learn the in's and out's, and begin investing.

My goal is to be financially free by the time I am out of the Military while maintaining a high moral standard. One day I dream of traveling the world with my friends and family. I help by keeping my expenses low and my sights high! I would like to get started by running financial analysis of properties for prospective buyers. This will give me experience and will save you time. Please reach out and connect with me! I am already infatuated with this community. I want to do deals with go-getters, movers, and shakers! Feel free to check out my latest post with my notes from Rich Dad Poor Dad. Thanks for reading and I am seriously excited to contribute and learn :) I can't stop ending my sentences with exclamation points!

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