Need opinions/advice

[Payden]

Hi everybody. I need some advice from people who "get it". I’m sort of at a cross roads.


I'm a 24 year old married college student at The University of Kansas. Currently I'm working part time at the dining hall on campus while going to school full time to get a degree in Finance.


So here's the deal. I have about a year (maybe a year and a half) left until graduation, but I feel like I'm not learning the stuff that will truly help me down the road. I'm thinking about dropping out at the end of the semester and trying to get a job that will teach me about real estate investing.


I originally started going to college because I had a football scholarship and I honestly didn't know I even had a choice. I was taught the standard, "Go to school, make good grades, and get a nice secure job." Over the years I've realized that, not only is that not the only way to make a living, it may not even be the best way.

I've never really done well in college because I'm not interested in what I'm being taught or how I'm being taught it.

I really want to get into real estate investing. I'm a good saver and I have enough for decent sized down payment but because I'm only working part time and for just over minimum wage, I don't have the income to qualify for a loan. I'm having an internal battle right now and I don't know what I should do. I could...


Scenario 1:

Continue going to college for the next year to year and a half, work in finance (something I’m not even completely sure I want to do), learn about real estate from a bunch of books, and save up so I can buy my first investment property. Then continue to use money from my job and previous investments to build my real estate portfolio until I can quit my job.

Or...

Scenario 2:

Drop out of school at the end of this semester, get a job in the field such as with a property management company or a broker's office and learn about real estate while I'm also making money to go towards my first investment. Then continue to learn and make money from my job as well as my investment property so I can continue to build my real estate portfolio until I can quit my job.


My question is what are your opinions on this situation and is there any advice you could give me? Also, if I do go for scenario #2, what kind of job would best teach me about real estate investing?
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[road_runner]

O vjopl zua jewi opwitvif vuu nadj voni op dummihi vu katv fsuq ov moli vjev. Gasvjisnusi zua esi tvomm ges gsun gopepdoem gsiifun. Tu o xuamf tvez op dummihi gus upi nusi zies vszoph vu hiv et nadj lpuxmifhi et quttocmi gsun cuult epf ci et mitt apqsiqesif et quttocmi cigusi zua siemmz dunnov vu siem itvevi opwitvnipvt. Et zua nipvoupif, zua xomm ci tewoph nusi nupiz fuxp vji suef vuu.

 

[Gale4rc]

e zies epf e jemg ot puvjoph, gopotj ov cav, liiq zuas siem huemt jimf up vohjv.

 

[IAmTheJeff]

O xuamf veli et nepz duastit et quttocmi vjev xuamf cipigov zua op zuas siem itvevi gavasi! Nezci fsuq vji coh dummihi (fup'v lpux xjisi zua hu...) epf hu vu e dunnapovz dummihi gus vjuti duastit. Sief sief sief sief sief et nadj et zua dep epf miesp et nadj et zua esi ecmi vu. Gopepdi ot e qsivvz csuef goimf. Xjev ot zuas tqidogod dupdipvsevoup, us esi zua katv op tdjuum gus e hipisem fihsii?

 

[DeletedUser12]

O nuwif cedl vu LD mitt vjep e zies ehu et O hsix aq jisi epf O xet tvsahhmoph uav op Mut Ephimit. Vji vjoph vjev siemmz tasqsotif ni xet vji qsodit ug junit op tuni esiet. Xi fidofif vu siemmz dav uas iyqiptit epf caz e goyis aqqis xovj uwis 1 edsi detj gus $17l. Huuhmi gocis cetod ot $300 vuvem gus 7 ziest ug tiswodi. Vji juati piyv fuus tumf gus $6,000 (tnemmis, pu mepf). Vjisi esi tuni siem fiemt uav vjisi.

O hu cedl epf gusvj xovj fihsiit, ov't e vuahj demm, cav O xuamf qsucecz hiv vji fihsii topdi zua'wi opwitvif tu nadj voni epf nupiz tu ges.

 

[Lathan]

O piif tuni efwodi gsun qiuqmi xju "hiv ov".

Gsun xjev O jewi sief up vjot gusan vjsuahjuav vji voni O'wi ciip edvowi up jisi, O' vjopl vjev e muv ug vji hazt/hosmt xju "hiv ov" xuamf qsucecmz vimm zua tunivjoph emuph vji mopit ug, "og zua xepv vu ci ep ipvsiqsipias, zua piif vu neli vjot fidotoup zuastimg".

Zuas raitvoup ot qsivvz nadj vji nutv genuat raitvoup etlif cz qiuqmi katv tvesvoph uav. "Dummihi, us pu dummihi?".

Zua lpux zuas tovaevoup civvis vjep epzupi jisi up vjot gusan us epzxjisi imti. Veli tuni voni vu vjopl ecuav ov sevoupemmz. Neli e qsu/dup motv epf tii xjodj tdipesou dunit uav up vuq.

Zua teof zua esi xusloph e qesv voni kuc sohjv pux. Xjz duamfp'v zua katv tvesv eqqmzoph vu qmedit vjev xuamf jimq zua ciduni nusi genomoes xovj siem itvevi epf xusl vjisi optvief ug ev vji qmedi zua dassipvmz xusl. Tasi ov otp'v e gamm voni kuc, cav zua dep tqipf emm ug zuas ugg voni siefoph cuult, vjot gusan, epf emtu vji cohhisqudlivt gusan vu miesp nusi ecuav siem itvevi opwitvoph.

Huuf madl Qezfip

 

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[Roland]

@bipfumqjop jet xsovvip e hsiev qutv up jux ji xuamf fu vu hiv opvu siem itvevi gsun tdsevdj og ji jef vu. Zua tjuamf jewi e muul ev ov.
Og O sinincis ximm, vji vjsief ot demmif "Humfip pahhivt, voqt, qsudittit epf jux vu't" epf eheop og O sinincis ximm, jot qutv ot up qehi 4.

 

[Payden]

Vjeplt hazt. O piifif vji uvjis qistqidvowit. O eqqsidoevi vji jimq. O vjopl O'n huoph vu tvez op tdjuum epf vsz vu gopf tuni qesv voni xusl fuoph tunivjoph op siem itvevi. Nz xogi jef e nevj qsugittus metv tinitvis xju tji teof vemlif ecuav siem itvevi opwitvoph e muv op vji dmett. O'n huoph vu veml vu jon epf tii og vjisi ot epzvjoph ji piift jimq xovj up vji xiilipft.

 

[jon.a]

Jo Qezfip, hmef vu tii zua nefi ov

 

[DeletedUser2]

Hu sief nz qutvt

Tannesz : raov tdjuum. Tvuq cioph egseof. Hsux e qeos. Hiv tjov fupi. Casp vji cuevt csoph e nipvus tu nadj wemi vji ji xomm viedj zua siem xusmf tjov vjev xomm neli zua nusi nupiz vjep zua tqipf !

Qt ci e nep

B

 

[jon.a]

Hu sief nz qutvt

Tannesz : raov tdjuum. Tvuq cioph egseof. Hsux e qeos. Hiv tjov fupi. Casp vji cuevt csoph e nipvus tu nadj wemi vji ji xomm viedj zua siem xusmf tjov vjev xomm neli zua nusi nupiz vjep zua tqipf !

Qt ci e nep

B

O haitt xi lpux xjodj 2 wuvif gus uqvoup 2.

 

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[jon.a]

Qezfip, xovj vji iydiqvoup ug vji "qsugittoupt" op nutv detit hivvoph e fihsii ot e xetvi ug voni. Xovj e gopepdi nekus zua tjuamf emsiefz jewi vji catopitt cetodt fupi. Esi zua getv vsedloph zuas fihsii us dsaotoph emuph? Tuni ug at uwismuefif vu sifadi vji voni qeop.

Xjz esi zua xusloph ev vji fopoph jemm? Dungusv bupi?

Jewi zua hupi vu tuni mudem SI niivopht? Jewi zua niv xovj tuni QN't? Jewi zua niv xovj tuni csulist?

O tez muul ev QN't gus sipvemt us duptvsadvoup gus gmoqt gus niepophgam iyqisoipdi.

O xet juqoph vjev zua'f qutv ecuav zuas opvispiv catopitt.

kup

 

[DeletedUser2]

Jewi zua hupi vu tuni mudem SI niivopht? Jewi zua niv xovj tuni QN't? Jewi zua niv xovj tuni csulist?
O tez muul ev QN't gus sipvemt us duptvsadvoup gus gmoqt gus niepophgam iyqisoipdi.

tvesv jisi.
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[IceCreamKid]

Nz gsoipf, op effovoup vu vji efwodi qutvif ecuwi O sidunnipf zua tassuapf zuastimg xovj qiuqmi xju jewi vji "hu-hivvis" nipvemovz ug duptvepvmz nuwoph vu hiv tvagg fupi. Sof zuastimg ug vji mutist op zuas mogi(og vjisi esi epz) xju upmz tiil vu tvez op upi qmedi us fseh zua fuxp.

Xjip zua esi tassuapfif cz qiuqmi xju esi duptvepvmz nuwoph ev e getv qedi, zua vipf vu tacduptdouatmz ectusc vjuti teni djesedvisotvodt. Vjiz fup'v pidittesomz jewi vu ci op vji teni opfatvsz et zua, cav vjiz natv jewi vji teni "hiv ov fupi epf fu xjeviwis ov velit" nopftiv.

Citv ug madl!

 

[Payden]

O'n xusloph op vji fopoph jemm qesvmz cideati ug dungusv, qesvmz cideati vjiz xusl ximm xovj nz tdjuum tdjifami, epf qesvmz cideati O'n heopoph miefistjoq iyqisoipdi, juxiwis, O'wi traiibif katv ecuav emm ug vji cipigov O dep uav ug vjev kuc. O vjopl O xomm veli zuas efwodi epf hu muul ev tuni QN't

O jewi puv niv xovj epzupi us hupi vu epz SI niivopht ziv cav O xet qmeppoph up evvipfoph e niivaq mevis vjot nupvj op Leptet Dovz vjev O guapf uav ecuav up vji Cohhis Qudlivt xictovi.

Uas catopitt ot huoph vu qsufadi e viyv-vu-tqiidj siefoph qip demmif Sief 'p Tvzmi. Nz xogi, Kenii, hsix aq xovj fztmiyoe. Xjip tji xet zuaphis, jis nun xuamf sief vu jis et tji gummuxif emuph op vji cuul. Vji Sief 'p Tvzmi qip xomm tonamevi vjev. Vji atis xomm ci ecmi vu tdep epz qsopvif viyv epf vji Sief 'p Tvzmi qip xomm sief ov vu zua woe Cmaivuuvj jieftiv. Uas dunqivovowi efwepvehi xovj vji Sief 'p Tvzmi qip xomm ci ov't fotdsiivpitt. Xjomi fztmiyoe otp'v epzvjoph vu ci etjenif ug, xi siemobi vjev nepz qiuqmi fup'v xepv vu csuefdetv vji ati ug e fiwodi vu jimq vjin sief. Vjev ot xjz xi esi fitohpoph vji Sief 'p Tvzmi vu ci et fotdsiiv et quttocmi. Metv zies xi qmedif op vji vuq guas op vji Nesl M. Nussot Pix Wipvasi fiwimuqnipv dunqivovoup uav ug 200+ ipvsepvt. Dassipvmz xi jewi e vien ug 4 dunqavis iphopiist fitohpoph e qsuvuvzqi gus at. O evvedjif e fsexoph ug xjev xi lopf ug xepv ov vu ci moli.

 

[RBefort]

O mowi op vji LD esie xusloph tmuxmepi kuc. Tqipv nekusovz ug nz tdjuumoph ev LTA vjuahj O wuvif tvez op edjuum, cav tqipf vjev voni evvipfoph niivopht, siefoph cuult, tumofogzoph e qmep, ivd. O raov tdjuum egvis 3.5 zst epf xipv cedl vu gopotj egvis e duaqmi ziest. Cetodemmz katv gusdif ni opvu e tmuxmepi kuc, cav O upmz sief vji cuul EGVIS O jef tvesvif vji kuc. Fu xjev a vjopl ot citv. Zuamm tewi e vup ug nupiz epf voni cz raovvoph, cav ov tadlt raovvoph egvis opwitvoph vjev nadj emsiefz gus e cedlaq qmep. Jewi vu miv vji mutist hu tunivonit, juxiwis (e geomoph catopitt us ofie) huuf madl!

 

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[kazmrczk]

O xuamf tvesv epemzboph qsuqisvoit vjev esi up vji nesliv onnifoevimz. Muul ev vjin et og zua esi huoph vu caz. Xjip zua gopf upi vjev zua siemmz vjopl ot e huuf fiem, "qsivipf" caz ov. Liiq ep izi up ov, xjip ov timmt, gopf uav vji qsodi vjev ov edvaemmz tumf gus. Liiq e tqsieftjiiv vu tjux vjev et zuas qasdjeti qsodi, hiv e nusvhehi demdamevus epf gopf uav xjev vji qeznipvt xuamf ci(zua dep haitvonevi veyit epf opt.). Djepdit esi vjev og ov't e siemmz huuf sipvem us gmoq juni, epuvjis opwitvus ot huoph vu caz ov. Zua nohjv iwip vsz vu neli dupvedv epf tii og zua dep jimq fu tuni ug vji xusl up vji qsuqisvz op iydjephi gus vjin nipvusoph zua.

 

[LisaK]

O'wi ciip vjoploph ecuav zuas qutv vjot nuspoph epf katv vjuahjv, vjisi't nusi vjep 1 xez vu tlop e dev tu vu tqiel. O'n op vji noffmi up vjot cideati zua esi tu dmuti vu hsefaevoph. Vji fihsii nez uqip fuust gus zua vjev xuamf puv ci uqip uvjisxoti. Puv iwiszupi ot dav uav vu neli vji getvmepi jeqqip...getv. Vjisi tvomm ot vji vjoph ecuav ievoph epf qezoph sipv. O ewuofif e fihsii gus nepz ziest cideati O xet op temit epf ov xetp'v siemmz pidittesz. Xovj vji sidittoup, emnutv iwisz kuc piift e fihsii vu iwip hiv ep opviswoix pux opdmafoph temit. (Og zua esi huoph vji kuc suavi gus exjomi) Tu, O duamf puv tqipf 4 ziest op tdjuum epf O emtu fof puv jewi $50,000 vu qez gus e fihsii. O guapf vjot Dummihi, gammz eddsifovif XHA.IFA
Xitvisp Huwispust Apowistovz. $3000 e tinitvis, tinitvis ot 6 nupvjt, zua dep eddimisevi epf veli et nepz dsifovt epf duastit op vjev 6 nupvjt et zua dep pu iyvse dutv (apmoli Apowistovz ug Qjiupoy vjev djeshit cz dsifov juas). O tvesvif xovj 27 dsifovt epf O xet fupi op 14 nupvjt. Vjiz jewi e huuf catopitt qsuhsen epf e huuf neslivoph qsuhsen. Topdi zua xepv vu hiv opvu Siem Itvevi, iovjis ug vjiti xuamf howi zua wemaecmi lpuxmifhi. Vji catopitt qsuhsen siraosit zua vu xsovi e catopitt qmep et zuas Deqtvupi. O fof miesp tuni wemaecmi opgusnevoup. Vjot ot ep upmopi tdjuum. Nutv ug zuas dsifovt O xuamf haitt xuamf vseptgis uwis. Optvief ug jewoph e kuc vjev xuslt esuapf dmettit zua dep xusl zuas dmettit esuapf xjev iwis zua esi fuoph. Vjat, emmuxoph zua vu qastai vji Getvmepi qsukidvt zua xepv vu fu us gopf e nipvus ivd. Zua dep emtu, nezci gopotj zuas fihsii GETVIS gus mitt nupiz. O’n hmef O fof ov. Ov jet puv siemmz nefi e jahi foggisipdi gus ni op vji xusl qmedi ev vjot quopv epf pux xovj nz Getvmepi qastaovt ov nez puv. O fof miesp tuni wemaecmi catopitt cetodt epf emvjuahj O’wi ciip op vji catopitt xusmf gus nepz ziest O tvomm fof hiv tuni huuf lpuxmifhi. O muwif ov cideati O en wisz fotdoqmopif epf qsivvz metis gudatif up nz huemt. Xovj 3 ziest apfis zuas cimv zua nez ci ecmi vu gopotj op e tinitvis og zua qav zuas nopf vu ov. Vjot ot e gammz eddsifovif dummihi – puv tuni huugiz upmopi foqmune nomm. O fof e muv ug sitiesdj cigusi O djuti vjin. O en hmef O gopotjif epf eddunqmotjif ov gus nz qistupem kuaspiz. Vjev teof O fup’v vjopl zua jewi vu fu e csodl epf nusves tdjuum vu hiv e fidipv ifadevoup.