All Forum Posts by: Ryan Reese

I can see the desire for a mentor... i have it myself, but from reading some of the post I can tell that even mentors can't help you sometimes. It is a matter of getting out their, taking calculated risk, and making your own way. The truly great investor on this site seem to pave the way, per-say, and push through the failure and grow from them. As a newbie I would love to say that I'm not terrified by the mountain that seem to loom in front of me as a 19 yr old college student who is currently fighting to pay down federal loans that are accruing, but what I can see from re-reading this forum is getting a mentor is important for success. The most important is to BUILD upon what your mentor advises and persevere through falling flat on your face.

Thanks for your posts... P.S. I loving picking peoples brains on their success... so this website is awesome for me and any newbie fresh on the scene.

Does anyone think getting a successful investor a mentor outside of your area can be beneficial

Other than app do you have some helpful software. not the Guru magic software that will get you deals :) just some helpful software

What the price and where is going to be... and get me a ticket!

Does anyone have any ideas on how to get rid of federal loans while I am still in school?

I have been reading to various blogs and forums (btw Brandon Turner, you are the man) and they have left me wondering, what should I do ONCE I AM FINISHED WITH COLLEGE. I understand the importance of getting to my local REIA club and reading as much material as I can, but for a some who is at a stage where I am heading toward a four year degree in both Finance and Accounting what would any suggest I (or anyone who has recently read Rich Dad Poor Dad :)) consider doing so that I am fully equipped for REI once I leave college.

Some Background:

I currently live in New Orleans. With people still coming back, (parents that stay in the city they left Katrina for while their children finished high school... people like my mother) i can say that with the distressed home and steadily rising market I see positive growth potential.

I am flat broke... but I have been helping my grandparents and living with them during my college years... so i am not this lazy kid who wants to make it over night. (I am wondering if I should find a way to completely pay down student loan before start, it'll be hard but what isn't these days).

I would really like some incite on the qualification for hard money loans as well as FHA 203k loans. How much money should I be making now.

I really would love to flip homes, because real estate and car are two things I find the most interesting. I'm not just some 19 year old kid who think he can get rich quick. I see the tremendous amount of work many of you investors put in, as well as your willingness to give REI a good name.

So, I really would like someone who could weigh in on the situation I'm in, as well as any insight on investor who were as young as I am (19... but almost 20 :)) and how they combated the stereotype of being to young to make it happen... and we all know that's not the case!

Thank you for any information you can share... and to any New Orleans investors: im ready to learn :)