Newbie? from Houston, Texas

[Joshua Jones]

Hi Everyone,

My name is Joshua, I am 23 years old and live in Houston, more specifically Pearland. I've recently gotten into real estate the past couple of months and have fallen in love with the idea of it. I currently do not own any real estate and probably do not plan on it for at least another year. I have read a lot of books on the topic recently and at first was overwhelmed by all of the material taken in but non the less I have still held a high interest by constantly self-educating myself. As of right now I live at home with my single mother, I have constantly grown up watching her (and the rest of my family) fail and struggle on a daily basis. I have told myself that it stops with me and I will not end up like the rest of my family. I guess you could say I had an epiphany recently and decided to go full time at school, move back home and sell my car. I currently attend UHCL and will graduate in the spring of 2020 with a degree in finance. As of right now I am paying for school completely out of pocket, I own my car outright, and have a savings rate of around 50% ( kind of hard to maintain when I spend most of my hours studying) along with a hefty saving account. For now my goals are just school, saving every penny I can and read as many books as possible on real estate. I am very eager to start investing but I know I need to stay focused on my biggest goals. If anyone has any suggestions on anything please let me know, sometimes I do have a lot more time than I know what to do with so I have toyed with the idea of volunteering my time with a house flipper to learn more hands on knowledge. 

Thank you,

Joshua