I'm extremely frustrated with my 9-5 lifestyle.

[Stefon Pegram]

Hello Biggerpockets family,

My name is Stefon and I am a 22 recently graduated student seeking routines on how to escape from my 9-5 rat race for a job. The thought of working at a meaningless dead-end job burns my soul. I feel as though I'm working against my desire to become a real estate investor. I was hoping for some advice on how to work closely within the field of real estate investing or just have some connection to the field. I would love to have the opportunity to work under a mentor, someone that would take me under their wing so that I can create value and opportunity. I currently work at a job that has absolutely nothing to do with my passion for real estate. My job is becoming very depressing to the point that I truly just want to leave on the spot, But, I can't because I feel like I'm trapped. I have the philosophy that life is short and why spend it doing something and being somewhere that brings sadness. I guess, to sum up, my story is that I'm just extremely eager to get into the field of REI, but I feel like I don't hold any value. How can I create value and get the opportunity to work with an experience rei member?

PS: I apologize for venting, it's just I don't have anyone that I feel I could truly vent to that understands what i'm experiencing. I'm usually a very passionate happy person but life has been really whooping my butt.

Thank you

From,Stefon

[JD Martin]

Don't take this the wrong way, but: if you are burned out at 22, you need to just find a new profession. If you want that profession to be real estate, then figure out a way to get a job in the field which will enable you to earn some money to put towards investing. You (hopefully) have a long life ahead of you and if your job is that awful already, then you need a career change. 

REI is generally something you do once you've accumulated money. There are ways of working in the industry that I don't consider investing - RE agent, wholesaling, trades, etc. Investing generally requires money, and if you don't have any money then you need to figure out how to get some money. That usually means a J-O-B, and you would hopefully have one that excites you to get up in the morning.