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Wanting to start out

Noah Wolcott
  • Susanville, CA
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Hello I am Noah. I'm still a student in high school and I would like to become a real estate developer. I've read a few books on development and have gotten a light grasp on it and I want to do it, however I would need a substantial amount of capital to start out compared to other REI like wholesaling. My question is what are good strategies to start at the bottom of a ladder and climb to RE development or some other ways to get into it quickly? Should I start in buying and holding or wholesaling etc? I would also love to hear what degrees you all have and what colleges you went to and maybe some success stories thank you!

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Manolo D.#3 Contractors Contributor
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Manolo D.#3 Contractors Contributor
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Noah Wolcott You can go with a finance route and get a CM certificate program while doing the finance degree. You will not qualify unless you buy your own house and do some owner-builder route. What I do suggest is while on the intern program, go enter the highest level of CM, government (or at least commercial) projects, it will train you all the things you need have and do, then cut off what you have learned to tailor it down into a "flip" level. No question is dumb.

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