All Forum Posts by: Jon W.

@Daniel Mohnkern Working as a helping hand to an agent/broker like you said would not be a bad idea either. I can't imagine only working on 2 hours of sleep a night. Thanks again for the advice and I am sure it will help me when I pursue a career in real estate.

@Daniel Mohnkern Thanks for the advice! First of, I think your story about your time in college is very impressive. Although I can only imagine the effects on your health that getting next to no sleep at all that you received. I am very confident that a career in real estate investing is what I want to do. I am now starting to take serious steps towards my goal of becoming a full time real estate investor. I have always been good about saving my money ever since I was a little kid and understood what a savings account was. I do not save money as aggressively as your oldest son does but I did save up enough money from gifts and some work at my dads shop to buy a car (03 Pontiac Sunfire) as soon as I turned 16. I am now working towards having enough money to do something similar to what your son is trying to do. I also agree with the advice about girls and children. I can't imagine getting married or starting a family before I was at least financially stable. I am going to check out the books you recommended. Thanks again for the help!

By the way I have never read Rich Dad, Poor Dad but it does sound like a good read.

@Paul Timmins Thanks for the recommendations! I will give them a read. Good luck to you as well!

@Gregory H. Thanks for the advice! Sounds like a good program. I will check it out.

@Richard D.  Thanks for the advice again! You showed me a lot of different options that I can take to start my career. I will definitely look into the things you were taking about. Thanks for all the help again!

@Kyle Boughton I was planning on reading that book as soon as I got up in the morning. The student debt is definitely something I don't want. I also have never had a problem of working hard towards my goals. It might not seem like much but I have a job at a McDonald's that I feel I can move up in relatively quickly if I continue my hard work. My dad is also good friends with the owner of the store I work at and others in my city. The owner has also said he pays his head managers well. So if I decide college is not the route I want to take I can get money to finance investments from that. Thanks for the motivation and advice again! I truly do appreciate it very much!

@Richard D. Thanks for the advice! I will definetly look into a 2 year program like you said. Money is not too much of an issue, I just want to ensure I am taking the right steps to get into the business sooner rather than later. I also don't seem to be seeing all the positives of college when the degrees offered at colleges don't have much to do with the career I want. I know there are degrees for real estate but they seem to be more about becoming a broker rather than an investor. I also simply don't like the idea of more school even though I get good grades in high school. However, if college will benefit me in the long run I would be much more interested. Thanks for the motivation and I wish you good luck as well!

Thanks for the advice Kyle! I will definitely keep reading and learning! Do you have any good books on real estate that you would recommend? I wish you good luck as well!

Hi I am new to this website and have decided to ask for some advice from people with some experience in the real estate investing business. I am currently a junior in high school and want to start a career in real estate. Ideally I would like to begin investing right out of high school. I am not interested in a 4 year college degree because of the debt and falling into a job that I hate. My question is what are some steps I can take right out of high school to begin a career in real estate, preferably without a college degree. I am open to any advice. Real estate investing is my dream career.