22 Year Old Aspiring Investor, Looking to Learn More

[Jack Greener]

HI all,

Let me preface this by stating I've utilized the search function to go through threads for kids similar age as me who want to get into Real Estate Investing. Despite this, I'm a bit ahead of the curve and am looking for guidance as to where to go next.

Currently, I work for a luxury brokerage out of San Diego as an assistant to a top producer providing marketing and management of all digital platforms; I received this opportunity through DMing multiple agents on Instagram hoping to get a job after my return from a study abroad as a way to learn about real estate. I did this because I have aspirations to invest internationally in several locations in central and south America and didn't want to just talk the talk or be a wantrepreneur, rather put myself in the field and put the building blocks together myself..

I am currently waiting for the CA Bureau to approve my license application so I can take the test to receive my RE license (completed the course work in Spring of 2018 while going to school full time, working part time). I have full access to the MLS, have a general understanding of how to utilize it, and currently walk properties almost every Tuesday to get a feel for my market demographic and what's selling. I also network with various agents on these caravan tours.

Well all of this is great, a lot of social media real estate "gurus" are peddling the "get rich through real estate" scheme via Wholesaling. Obviously, this has caught my eye as well, as both the Instagram ads and various investors I follow, are really pushing their exorbitantly priced online courses to learn XYZ. I've even had several interactions with these individuals via social media and one in person meet up, but was turned off by their general demeanor and the lack of willingness to share basic tips in return for my own knowledge on digital platforms.

 I've come here to seek knowledge and guidance from various individuals on the investing side in tandem with my mentorship/job on the residential luxury side. Besides introducing myself, I'm looking to network with individuals both my age or older who are active on these forums to build a young investors/RE professionals group in Socal. If such groups already exist, any arrows pointing to the right links or directions would be greatly appreciated but based off my searches on Google, I've come up empty handed.

Looking forward to learning, networking, and hopefully meeting more invididuals! :)

[Jack Greener]

@Caleb Heimsoth this has been what I've been aspiring towards actually, the owning rental properties. I have relatives in the midwest in locations that are booming industry wise but prices remain at the 75k-150k for residential family homes in lakefront areas. My issue currently is more consistent income as I'm on commission percentages as an assistant and carrying a mortgage while I theoretically would wait for renters would drain my resources after rent/food/bills. My goals include saving about $10-15k while at home this summer which I'm on track to hit within the next 2 weeks, it's just the initial downpayment that I'm working towards for that first property.