Super REI newbie from Houston, Texas

[Jacey C.]

Hey all! My name's Jacey, I'm 24 and I'm an aspiring REI out of Houston with absolutely no background, or experience in anything real estate. But, I've definitely come to learn that REI is exciting to me and I see myself accomplishing the things I want to in life while also doing something fun and enjoyable. The more I listen to podcasts on here and read more and more about REI, I'm falling in love with every aspect of it especially the math odd enough! I dream of financial freedom (as I would think all of you mostly do LOL) but I also want to start my REI adventure because I'm tired of the 9-5, I want more time with my family, and I want more purpose in life than just delivering pizzas. Which by the way, that is my job currently.

My personal background isn't the most prettiest, but I think my past is what makes me who I am today and how driven I am towards achieving my goals now. I wasted so much time on such negative things. I got sober in 2013, and then had a car accident in 2015. My mother developed small cell lung cancer in 2016 and I took care of her until she passed April 2017. Now that shes gone, I definitely started seeing just how much I haven't done with myself or my life, and I don't want that anymore. I was the kid in high school getting offers from private colleges over how high my test scores were, and I ended up ruining so much with drugs, toxic emotions and bad decisions. 

So, once my mother passed, I found out she left me a small amount of money and a piece of property that was from my grandfather. It's in a trust but I'll be getting it soon. When I found that out, I knew that whatever greater force is out there, was giving me this money in some way to help me become who I really am and succeed into my full potential. This was my "second chance" if you will, that's how I saw it as. Because I had (almost) a full ride to a private art school and I ended up going to jail, and I always told myself I ruined my entire life by doing that. But I didn't, because of what my mother and grandfather have done for me. 

Anyways sorry it's so long haha! But I definitely wanted to really introduce myself to maybe meet some others who have battled addiction and tackled real estate, or possibly others who are trying to build their empire after an unforeseen accident of any kind. I love the fact that everyone kind of "sticks together" here at BP, and I'm wanting to join the family. :]