It seems like paying off your credit cards first might make sense, unless you have an extraordinarily low interest rate.If you're paying something around 10% interest on your credit card, you can get an instant 10% return on your money by just paying it off, and that's a 10% return with 0 risk. 

A couple years ago I stumbled upon bigger pockets on YouTube while researching what wholesaling was and instantly became hooked on the podcasts.

That is why i decided to opt in and get a license just to have that instant access to the MLS when ever i need it to secure clutch deals that dont last long on the market. 

Instant capital to move to "bigger and better" things. 

Sounds a bit like your agent is not looking out for your best interests and only concerned with a pay day.

I went that instant to Barnes and Noble and bought my first BiggerPockets book and haven't skipped a beat!!

Instant $20,000 profit margin!  

He instantly makes 10-15K, has his entire original 75K returned, and now owns an asset that will give him $500 a month in cashflow (technically infinite returns) for the rest of his life.

I'm a self-employed handyman/remodeler whose been working way too hard for too long on making others the big payday, and I'd like to flip the script (pun intended). 

She bought the home in 1991, and if you walked inside now, you would instantly be teleported to 1991.