The answer is that they crash and burn and their short REI career is over.

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It's just that with all the 'dearest friend Jason' emails i have been getting from foreign countries with foreign bank leaders promising me a settlement of my rich uncle's oil fields in foreign countries makes me more nervous than ever.

The kid has decided that a golf career isn't for him, so he is leaving the school & the condo.The family has not called or written me to inform me of this, I found out via my son yesterday, that he was leaving next week and doesn't plan to pay the rest of the lease.

In what fields?

I know a great deal of investors that jumpstarted their real estate investment careers by doing just that; purchasing property one at a time, occupying it as their primary residence for 2 years and then converting it to a rental with a owner-occupied mortgage in place.

I actually took a three year leave of absence from flying to build my career, but once I had it established, it was no problem going back.Good luck, especailly with the flying.

Anyone turn a harsh start into a great REI career and care to share?

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It's not necessarily the money that's driving me to this field -- it's the personal freedom I'll have once I'm set-up: 2-3 month vacations and long weekends at the beach.I have no illusions that this is a get-rich quick business.