@Sarah SimoninMost hard money lenders want proof of experience or serious skin in the game.

Judging by the fact that you’ve already won a state-wide math competition, I’m guessing that math is both something you enjoy and something you’re good at.In that case, you’re definitely in the right place.But real estate is just as much a people game as it is a numbers game.

This way you can have your finger on the pulse of the market and be on top of the game.

Welcome to the BP forums and to the investment game that pays you to play!

But be persistent, patient, and just stay in the game, and stay encouraged.  

Are you in this RE game for the long run and want to have as much of passive income or you want to make fast money?

It's all a numbers game, and the most successful investors invest in the markets where they get the best returns!

Hopefully this helps, I am new to this game myself so I will try and share whatever info I can. 

Reminds me of the game "Pit" or Spoons where you yell "TWO TWO TWO" and someone grabs your cards and you swap them out again.

So much for sacrificing living at home to try to get ahead in the real estate game.