All Forum Posts by: Yaron Horsky

Yes, been in a similar situation. No one is dealt the same cards. You have to figure out how to make the most out of what you have. 2 years in to college I knew that long term I wanted to be a real estate investor. At the time I had moved out of my house and paid for everything on my own. Getting them to help me out with a real estate investment was the last thing they were going to do. I decided to do everything in my power to put myself in a position to pursue that goal. I dedicated my final two years in college to taking every elective I had in a real estate or investment course. I got an internship working for a real estate development company. When I graduated I joined a software company because it was with a good company and they paid well for someone straight out of college. Unfortunately Accounting and Corporate Finance was not what I wanted to do long term. About 1.5 years into my job I decided to go back to school to study more about real estate but I would have to relocate to pursue a masters in real estate. So I enrolled in a taxation masters of all things and took an elective course in Real Estate Investing. It was the best course I've ever done. The professor was great and I also completed an ARGUS DCF course which these days is pretty much a requirement to get into commercial real estate. At the same time I also go my real estate license. After that semester I knew I wanted to go down the commercial real estate track more than residential. So I decided to pursue a masters degree in property and development in Australia. I finished the masters course last year and am now working at CBRE the #1 commercial real estate company worldwide. 

What I'm trying to say here is that you need to pursue your dreams. If that's real estate investing then it needs to become your "magnificent obsession". You need to make it your lifestyle.

As you know from this website you don't have to have a job or money to invest in real estate but its a hell of a lot easier if you do. I understand that my job is a means to an end. So if I have to work my job to be financially independent and to help me invest in real estate then I might as well be working in that industry.

At the end of the day, my parents have seen that I am committed to real estate. It didn't happen overnight but it happened and now they look to me to help them invest their retirement savings in real estate. They even loaned my $15,000 to buy an apartment which I thought would never happen.

So believe in yourself, surround yourself with positive people, don't make excuses why you can't work on your passion every day and good things will come.

Hope that helps. Good luck my friend.