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Jack Haley
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Where to start with funding

Jack Haley
  • tupelo, MS
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Hi my name is Jack. Please excuse this post if it is under the wrong category, as I just joined this site and not quite sure on where to put this. I am a 16 year old in high school who plays two sports and takes any AP classes available. Anyway, Im coming on here for guidance. My story may be different or the same to a reader of this, as I dont ask for pity just guidance. I dont tend to be honest about my hopes and dreams or about how I may be struggling but Ive decided to just post about this somewhere it may give me answers ive been looking for for 3 years( 13 years old). Basically I want to invest in real estate. I want to flip it and make a lot of money. I understand this is a mediocre goal to everyone but I am determined and will make whatever steps necessary to do so. I understand Im 16 and cannot sign deals until 18 so I was wondering if anyone had any ideas I can invest my money else where/gain money. At the age of 13 I wanted to become an arbonne salesmen, the idea of having parties and getting others to sign up as a salesmen under me so I could get commission fascinated me. I then proceeded to ask my father if I could become an arbonne salesmen and the answer at the time destroyed me. I was too young.. Then at age 14 I proceeded to try and learn about stocks and bonds. My entire summer was spent learning how to trade, trends, bonds, when to trade, penny stocks, etc. I of course was then determined to become the best stock trader I could be, yet again I ran into an issue... Money.. I did not have the funds to trade in the stock market (and yes it would have been under my fathers name). Not much time past before I attempted to code using Java and Lua. I was pretty good at this. I learned it fast and soon became a very good scripter on this game called "Roblox" where I used the skill to try and gain virtual money to in-turn trade it in for real money. Again, this did not work for me, as age and funds became an issue.  My journey did not end there in my determined mindset. At age 15 I then tried to earn about these shoes called "yeezys". These shoes are a collaboration between Kayne West and Adidas that blew up. The retail value for just one pair of shoes was about $225 at the time and the resale was between $1,000-$1,500. I then proceeded to try and gather funds to buy "bots", automated buying applications to get the shoes before they were sold out, and then funds for the shoes, once again this plan never worked out. All of my attempts at just starting up took about a year and all failed due to funds and/or age. This time however, I know for certain I want to invest in real estate. How I will do it? I do not know, but my plan is to get a good money making strategy up and going these next two years while learning how to invest in real estate. Then once Im 18, I can hit it hard and strongly. However, Im at a loss of knowledge on what to do and where to start. Recently I was looking into Binary Options to get quick and fast money, but it all seems like gambling. Along with the fact of if it were fast and easy money everyone would be doing it. So I am coming on here to ask what to invest in to start a base funding source for myself. I will do anything to get myself going. I apologize for any typos, it is extremely late for me right now, and I have been researching all day. Thank you to anyone who can help and I appreciate any feedback. 

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