I feel as if my dreams are now crushed all the reading financial books was a waist of time.

Thanks for your commentsThe point is that in order to test all of these data I have to go over data of many individual homes in many areasMy question is whether there are simple tools to test these data that are available to me as well.Of course it would be better if there was a tool that analyzed all of this data and weighed it all for simple and clear graphical information.Or I just dream and there's no such thing.

There is no reason you can't pursue your real estate dreams, finish school, get a good job, get experience in a 9-5 job, and pursue the goal of early financial freedom!

Hey Jamaal, It'd be great to know what kind of painting you are doing these days, what you've done to date, what you dream of doing.

I know when it's your first deal, there is strong desire to force the numbers to work so you can get moving on your dreams, but I would just let the numbers speak for themselves. 

Have the balls to pull the trigger and follow your dream.

I have a rather dependable job lined up in the field of my engineering degree and I like the idea of having my finances figured out before graduation.Do you think this is plausible or more of a pipe dream?

Feel free to add any tips on VA loans or anything that can probably help me to start my dreams to become a REI.

If you don't take the time to build your own dreams, someone else will hire you and take the time to build theirs"Backtrack a little further, I'm also a drop out from a technical high school.

As I dreamed about what I would do with my winnings, I came to realize it was more money than I could ever spend and it would actually become a liability to a normal life.