Newbie from Salina, KS who drank the guru's kool-aid

Newbie from Salina, KS who drank the guru's kool-aid

Salina, KS · Member since 2019 · 7 posts · 4 votes

I am completely new to the world of real estate and investing. I'd had interest for a while, but really had no direction or any idea where to get started, thinking I'd need a ton of capital upfront no matter what. If only I would've spent a little more time researching this all on Google only a month ago..

My good friend asked me to attend a free real estate seminar roughly a month ago and I gladly accepted. After the three hour presentation, we were pretty impressed with the speaker and this newfound potential for success. As you may have guessed, I ended up signing up for their three day seminar a couple of weeks later, this one coming with a small price tag.

Fast forward to the weekend seminar and this speaker also did a very impressive job, having plenty of time to cover many topics much more in depth than the speaker at the first seminar. I finally began to see a way out of my cubicle and drastically change my life, something I've been searching for for a while now. Of course, this is where they play into your emotions and pushing to up-sell their program, because making "professional decisions yields professional results." The price of these professional decisions ranged anywhere between 16k-51k. On any normal day, I would've laughed at such a price tag, but there I was, signing the line that would surely be the answer I'd been looking for.

Now don't get me wrong, I completely believe the speaker and his team want to help us succeed. He taught all of us a ton of valuable information and explained how much more was available by signing up for the program. The problem was that at the time, I didn't realize all of this same information was available nearly for free, here on BP. So while I now have access to some extra courses, their support team, and some other decent resources, I am out a pretty penny right from the start.

But they are the reason I started doing some research and inevitably came across BP. I'm going to make the best out of the situation and use the pressure of the payments to make sure I take action. My initial plan is to begin wholesaling to pay off my debts and build capital before moving on to more profitable and passive strategies. I fully intend to become a full-time investor once I am in a position to make that happen.

I appreciate those of you who stuck it through my short novel and look forward to connecting with you all. Please, be sure drop a line if you're based in Kansas, especially around Salina, as I could use all the local help I can find.

Thanks,

Taylor Frank

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Dawn BrenengenBusiness Member
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Real Estate Broker · Raleigh, NC · Member since 2014 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
7y

@Taylor Frank What's done is done, and I can already tell by your positive attitude about the whole thing that you'll make it just fine in business.  Just roll with the punches and use mistakes as learning opportunities, like you already are!

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  • Real Estate Broker · Cleveland Dayton Cincinnati Toledo Columbus & Akron, OH · Member since 2013 · 30k+ posts · 20k+ votes
    7y
    Originally posted by @Taylor Frank:

    I am completely new to the world of real estate and investing. I'd had interest for a while, but really had no direction or any idea where to get started, thinking I'd need a ton of capital upfront no matter what. If only I would've spent a little more time researching this all on Google only a month ago..

    My good friend asked me to attend a free real estate seminar roughly a month ago and I gladly accepted. After the three hour presentation, we were pretty impressed with the speaker and this newfound potential for success. As you may have guessed, I ended up signing up for their three day seminar a couple of weeks later, this one coming with a small price tag.

    Fast forward to the weekend seminar and this speaker also did a very impressive job, having plenty of time to cover many topics much more in depth than the speaker at the first seminar. I finally began to see a way out of my cubicle and drastically change my life, something I've been searching for for a while now. Of course, this is where they play into your emotions and pushing to up-sell their program, because making "professional decisions yields professional results." The price of these professional decisions ranged anywhere between 16k-51k. On any normal day, I would've laughed at such a price tag, but there I was, signing the line that would surely be the answer I'd been looking for.

    Now don't get me wrong, I completely believe the speaker and his team want to help us succeed. He taught all of us a ton of valuable information and explained how much more was available by signing up for the program. The problem was that at the time, I didn't realize all of this same information was available nearly for free, here on BP. So while I now have access to some extra courses, their support team, and some other decent resources, I am out a pretty penny right from the start.

    But they are the reason I started doing some research and inevitably came across BP. I'm going to make the best out of the situation and use the pressure of the payments to make sure I take action. My initial plan is to begin wholesaling to pay off my debts and build capital before moving on to more profitable and passive strategies. I fully intend to become a full-time investor once I am in a position to make that happen.

    I appreciate those of you who stuck it through my short novel and look forward to connecting with you all. Please, be sure drop a line if you're based in Kansas, especially around Salina, as I could use all the local help I can find.

    Thanks,

    Taylor Frank

    Welcome to the site Taylor.

  • Dawn BrenengenBusiness Member
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    Real Estate Broker · Raleigh, NC · Member since 2014 · 2k+ posts · 1k+ votes
    7y

    @Taylor Frank What's done is done, and I can already tell by your positive attitude about the whole thing that you'll make it just fine in business.  Just roll with the punches and use mistakes as learning opportunities, like you already are!

  • Dave FosterBusiness Member
    Qualified Intermediary for 1031 Exchanges · St. Petersburg, FL · Member since 2013 · 9k+ posts · 9k+ votes
    7y

    @Taylor Frank I wouldn't beat yourself up too bad.  As long as you bleed purple and white you can't be all bad.  This from a Manhattan boy!

    I know how to do a bench press.  But I need a coach to kick my butt if I don't do them.    Love your attitude.  Take advantage of the relationship and wear them out with questions.  

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  • Salina, KS · Member since 2019 · 7 posts · 4 votes
    7y

    @Dawn Brenengen Thank you for the reassurance, I believe I'm in good hands here and now have more than plenty of solid resources. We'll make it work one way or another.

  • Salina, KS · Member since 2019 · 7 posts · 4 votes
    7y

    @Dave Foster Good to hear from a Kansas native, I spent a couple years at the KSU Salina campus, so surely that's good for something.

    Thanks for the advice, I'll be taking advantage of it all that I can.

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