Where to begin in REI

[Michael Diggle]

Hi everyone so I think I'm just on information overload, I know I want to get into REI and I need to for my family. I wanted to get into REI 10 years ago, then after job cuts and losing my job i landed a another job but was completely side tracked, managed a nightclub and while that paid well I had never really been a kid while I was 19-23 so when I got that job I kind of became a kid and had fun 24/7 while building the business to huge heights and loving every second of it. 2 years later my girl and I found out we were gonna be parents, I had to go get a "real" job with medical benefits asap, no more play time it was daddy time. I quit drinking and going out, went and got a union job and got full time in 4 months after starting to have the medical for my family. Everything was good, now 5 years later and another child we find our selves living paycheck to paycheck and my wife and myself saying how can we get ahead?? I can't leave my job cause I have great benefits on the cheap through the union and watch my kids while my wife works to not have to pay for child care. I've read many of the bigger name books before when I wanted to originally get into REI and since finding bigger pockets have been on a audio tear every night at work, I work third shift so instead of music is podcast and audio books all night. But now what?? I'm getting the knowledge and know how to do a deal, I'm analyzing numbers and looking in areas I know. But what can I do about financing a deal? My credit is ok and being rebuilt as we speak but I have no liquid cash and no rich grandma to loan me money. Any advice would help and anyone in the Massachusetts or Rhode Island area please hit me up with anything that might help Thanks for reading Michael