New From Springfield Missouri

[Austin Pekarek]

Hello everyone! 

I had joined BP awhile back but never formally introduced myself on the forums. 

My name is Austin Pekarek. I have started my own portrait studio business at the age of 14 (I am 22 now), currently have 2 locations and things are going extremely well. However, I often find myself thinking that there is more opportunity out there for me to be had, and real estate has always intrigued me and I have invested a ton of time and energy into learning as much about the business as possible. 

The main aspects of real estate that I am interested in would be owning rentals, and working as a RE agent. 

I am anxious to get started in my endeavors as a RE agent, and owning my own rental property. On this site, where might I find the best information for learning more about the nitty gritty of what it takes to be a successful agent? I am prepared for the work as I have started my own business I am very much aware that it does take energy and effort and it will not build itself. I am aware that I will have to spend many late nights and early mornings building the business so I can reach the dreams and desires that I have. So please, be blunt and very honest with me about what all I will need to do in order to get my career off the ground. 

Looking forward to becoming an active member on this site! 

-Austin

[Andrew Newlon]

@Austin Pekarek welcome to BP. Springfield is a great area to invest in real estate, especially rental properties. Although I am not an agent, I can tell you that a lot of people are trying it out and it can be very frustrating right now. The local inventory is also very low. Don't give up and keep taking massive action. You may want to check out the local REInvestorGroup to network and learn more. Let me know if I can help in anyway.