Partial success. I found an investor

[Doug Bryant]

This is one of those "good news, bad news" stories. I presented my case to a family friend that happens to be an investor. My lack of knowledge apparently tugged on his pity strings. Lol. *this is the good news part* Not only is he ready to make deals with me, he's taking me under his wing to mentor me.

Now the bad news

He works out of state and does not deal in Atlanta real estate unless it's one of those once in a life time opportunities that would drive you suicidal if you were to pass it by. That means everything he does for me, education wise, will have to be from a distance. I can't shadow. Can't sit in on deals. No hands on. 

Either way, I'm appreciative. Gotta start somewhere. I feel like a little kid (the nerd of the class excited about school) going to school for the first! 

[Tony Wooldridge]

@Doug Bryant, if you don't mind me asking do you have a W2 JOB? If so is it the type of work that allows you time off or to transfer to another state/town within the company? Clearly, I have no clue where your family friend lives, a town over, out of the state, out of the country? I am just trying to help think outside the box as sometimes that is all it takes is looking at your situation through someone else's eyes/perspective. The main thing regardless if you are able to put together anything to eventually hook up with your investor friend always work on doing something towards advancing your REI business on a daily basis as this will help keep you motivated. I might look into going to a local BP meet up or your local REIA to expose yourself to other investors for at the very least to surround yourself with like minded people and who knows maybe you find someone local who takes a liken to you in place of your out of town friend. But remember always, always add value to whom ever takes a chance on teaching you the business. That can be hard as it will look extremely different for each individual and their circumstances. I hope this finds you well and certainly wish you nothing but the best of luck in your future REI ventures.