New to the World of Real Estate

[Richard Brown]

My name is Richard Brown, but I go by Gene (It's short for my middle name). I am currently attending school at Penn State - Harrisburg for a Mechanical Engineering degree, although I am not sure if I will continue on into the field of engineering. I dislike cramped spaces and I prefer to set my own goals rather than a corporate manager setting them for me.

I am looking into real estate investing because the independence and financial freedom of being a full time real estate investor greatly appeals to me. I am still researching and preparing, sort of understanding the real estate hang glider before I jump of the cliff. I have an idea of how to get started and hope to be a fully functional and operating investor by May of this year.

[Kyle McCorkel]

I live in Hummelstown, very close to Penn State Harrisburg.

I'm an '08 grad from PSU engineering. I'd highly recommend getting your engineering degree. I too want to get out of the corporate world through real estate but it's a lot easier to invest when you have a solid engineering salary coming in. Plus it's a lot easier to qualify for loans.

Graduate, get a good job earning $60-$70k and save from the very beginning. Then invest that savings in real estate.