All Forum Posts by: Allan Foote

First and foremost I’d just like to say wow and thank you all! I’m completely blown away by the willingness of all of you who have taken time to throw in your opinions and thoughts! It’s nice to have this type of community!

There are truly a lot of great insights and thoughts on here that I hadn’t thought about. It’s cool to be able to hear all these different angles from so many different backgrounds and paths taken! It’s exactly what I was looking for! Even though I haven’t decided exactly what to do I think one of my biggest take aways from this thread is showing me that there is no ONE way of doing anything. Whether you spent an extra decade in higher education or never even finished high school, you can be successful (however you want to define it) as long as you work hard, are humble and make good connections with people.

I have enjoyed what all of you have had to say but @Dave Foster I like specifically what you mentioned about combining a certain number of aspects as to customize my “path” for myself... on an unrelated note, if you need a prosthetic I just happen to know a guy 😉

Again thank you all for all the useful information and I look forward to continue hearing from you guys!

@Aubrey H.

Thank you Aubrey! I really like that idea of trying to keep days open to grow and work on real estate... it’s not like college students get any sleep anyway 🤣

@Don Gouge

Hm that’s an interesting but insightful tip! My current major is Neuroscience since I thought I wanted to go to Med school, but that desire has changed since I have found the wonderful world of real estate. So basically, I haven’t committed to any Major yet and am thankful for your comment as I’m looking for other avenues!

@Wiley Strahan

Thank you! Those are some really good insights!

Haha, coming from a large family of whom all have attended and completed college I definitely get that those who have gone through the process generally recommend it to others as well!

In terms of starting up in college, maybe I’m being a little too picky or just not being creative enough, but I’d really prefer not to hunker down in Utah. It’s a beautiful place but in terms of the community I’m not the biggest fan. But that’s a whole different and unrelated story 😂

I DO think however that your suggestion to get involved with clubs and different organizations offers a very valuable and priceless opportunity that I need to consider.

I am definitely not anti-college or anything of the sort , and have even considered the option of transferring to a college closer to home to help solve the issue above, which conveniently would also give me a place to stay where I wouldn’t have to pay rent.

Thank you again for your input as I weigh all my options here in this exciting time of life! 😁

As a young and eager investor I consider myself very blessed and fortunate to be where I am and have the people around me that I do. I currently live in San Antonio, but just finished my first year of College up in Utah. I have a mentor who has found tremendous success from flipping,renting and investing down here. My goal is to soak up as much information, from him and other sources, as possible before I start investing on my own. He has not only offered me a job to help me truly understand how things work in this field but has even offered to help finance my first investment when that time comes. This individual did not attend college because it didn’t really fit him and fortunately, like I mentioned, he has found a lot of success and wealth. Currently my plans are still to attend and finish up College, hopefully getting a degree in the field of real estate. I wish to make a full time living out of flipping and investing. The issue is I can’t help but wonder if college is really the “right” path. I have done a lot of thinking about the pros and the cons of both paths. The main pro of finishing College would be the coveted degree I could attain that would hopefully provide a safety net incase disaster struck, however, college is expensive and many will get a degree only to realize it isn’t doing them much good. I think the biggest Pros of not finishing college currently are the time and freedom I have (no obligations to family or spouse) along with the resources I have available, the biggest con is obviously the lack of a backup plan.

Sorry for the lengthy backstory but I am curious to hear from you guys about the paths you took and what you would recommend! Did you attend college? If so, were you happy that you did? If you didn’t, do you wish you would have? Thanks so much!