Hello, I joined the forums and read TMF at the end of last year but haven't been very active on here. I'll be 30 later this year and have worked in the same industry (auto parts) since I was in high school. I started out at the very bottom of the business working in a parts store through college, earned my business degree and decided to remain in the industry and have spent the last 6 years or so "moving up the ladder" by working in various Sales/Marketing roles for a few major parts manufacturers.
I remember being in college thinking this was exactly the type of career that I wanted and now I'm looking for a way out. Most of my family, friends, acquaintances, etc. think I have a good job (by slowlane standards) and find it hard to believe that I'd want to do something different but after reading TMF it got me thinking a lot more about my time and freedom. I've given away most of my 20's to working a 9-5 which actually works out to be more like a 7-6 when you factor in commuting and everything else that goes along with it. Don't get me wrong, I've had some great opportunities/perks in my career with travel, golf, and meeting some of the more important people in the industry but as I approach the start of the next decade of my life, I feel determined to take things in a different direction.
My initial plan of attack for doing this was to find a niche within the industry that I already know very well and build my own business around that. I started working on this several months ago but I think I went about it the wrong way from the start and didn't get very far with it. This is still something I'm interested in doing but it's on hold for now as I don't think it's the best starting point for me.
I've since decided to look for another way to generate capital. I've spent a lot of time reading through the forums and a couple of months ago, I ended up at the real estate investing forum. This is where I learned about wholesaling properties for the first time. I read many of the posts by @CashFlowDepot and others on real estate investing and this really peaked my interest and seemed like something I could get started with right away. This eventually lead me to various books and other resources for real estate investing and I haven’t looked back since.
I’m currently contacting potentially motivated sellers in my area through leads that I've obtained. My sole focus right now is just to find a way to get my first deal done and go from there. I really appreciate all the great information that’s available from everyone here at the Fastlane Forum and look forward to learning and contributing however I can.
I remember being in college thinking this was exactly the type of career that I wanted and now I'm looking for a way out. Most of my family, friends, acquaintances, etc. think I have a good job (by slowlane standards) and find it hard to believe that I'd want to do something different but after reading TMF it got me thinking a lot more about my time and freedom. I've given away most of my 20's to working a 9-5 which actually works out to be more like a 7-6 when you factor in commuting and everything else that goes along with it. Don't get me wrong, I've had some great opportunities/perks in my career with travel, golf, and meeting some of the more important people in the industry but as I approach the start of the next decade of my life, I feel determined to take things in a different direction.
My initial plan of attack for doing this was to find a niche within the industry that I already know very well and build my own business around that. I started working on this several months ago but I think I went about it the wrong way from the start and didn't get very far with it. This is still something I'm interested in doing but it's on hold for now as I don't think it's the best starting point for me.
I've since decided to look for another way to generate capital. I've spent a lot of time reading through the forums and a couple of months ago, I ended up at the real estate investing forum. This is where I learned about wholesaling properties for the first time. I read many of the posts by @CashFlowDepot and others on real estate investing and this really peaked my interest and seemed like something I could get started with right away. This eventually lead me to various books and other resources for real estate investing and I haven’t looked back since.
I’m currently contacting potentially motivated sellers in my area through leads that I've obtained. My sole focus right now is just to find a way to get my first deal done and go from there. I really appreciate all the great information that’s available from everyone here at the Fastlane Forum and look forward to learning and contributing however I can.
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