I am a Realtor myself, the problem with being an agent is getting into that agent culture, thinking about listing and selling real estate as a servant (helping others), driving customers around, escorting them through houses, writing conventional contracts of sale, and forgetting about making offers on real estate for yourself. 

I'm wealthy and can drive what I want, but I drive an 2011 Hyundai Accent.

A bit about me: I am interested in building passive income and generational wealth. I

It is a highly desirable area to live in the Birmingham area with extremely good schools and very family friendly culture. 

So download those before shipping off,, buy the book Rich Dad Poor Dad, and you'll have a ton of knowledge when you come back with cash in hand, ready to start getting wealthy!  

We are looking at a 2/2 in a small town and it's real nice.  2 years old, wealthy good school district, safe area in the country with municipal utilities.  

Plus SD is a darn nice RE market to be local in ... perfect weather, great economy, vast & wealthy tenant pool, high housing demand and perpetually limited supply ... you pay for those benefits with an expensive purchase price, but often in life you'll find that you get what you pay for.

In the long run, I hope to end up in Austin, TX because of both the business potential there and the culture.

It is what convinced me to not waste my time flipping houses, not waste my time wholesaling, and go right into what would truly make me wealthy, buy and hold investing.

Wealth is the same way too.