“Just looking for a rental was shocking,” Madrid said.Madrid spent her career working for the county.

Perhaps you have to move for a career, travel, have a few years where you do not have time to manage the properties.  

It put my RE investing career on hold for a long time after that experience.  

If you have time, take notes on the experience and appreciate this experience could be teaching you valuable lessons that will surely help you in your real estate investing career. 

Yesterday Harvard announced they will have online courses for Undergrads @ $50k this coming fallhttps://theweek.com/speedreads/923878/harvard-undergraduates-pay-full-tuition-nearly-50000-completely-online-classes-fall$50k can be better spent on real estate with endless online free training material and maybe some mentorshipWhat can be going through these kids heads with an unstable economy, learning at home and unsure if a degree can guarantee them a career.

I think this society is relentlessly trying to brainwash you into the belief that your career should be your passion.

Getting my license was the first step I took in my career as well and that may be the best decision I have ever made in real estate so far.

REI is a professional career too. 

Joining KW has been the best move for my career.

I am aware that there are options in which I can finance the repair costs in the loan or partner with somebody to make a 20% down payment, but I'd rather avoid these options because I do not want to be too deep in debt at the start of my professional career and I would have a hard time finding a partner that I could truly trust within a reasonable amount of time.I'd love to hear any suggestions that you all may have and I look forward to hearing your responses!