All Forum Posts by: John Moorhouse

@Jim K. For me 90 is quality. I work and stress at school. Do I want better? Yes of course i do. In the first quarter my grade was a 83% it got each quarter, and i am very great full for that. I know valedictorians, I know what they had to miss out on, and the stress they put on themselves. Valedictorian is great until you meet the people who get them, and you see the toll it had on them in most cases. That being said, that does not mean that I dont strive for those types of grades, I do. Hopefully other people look back in at this thread that are thinking the way i was, and i hope they learn I did. Thank you for your responses Jim.

@Thomas J. Clifford thank you for responding. After this thread i have changed my ideas on school. Maybe with what was said here it will help me enjoy school a bit more. When you are given something it is hard to appreciate it. Thats what happened with school, i was given it and I had trouble appreciating it. Hopefully this thread will be a good for people who are in the same mindset as I was. Gosh I did not even go into this thread thinking I may go to a community college. Thank you Thomas

@Michael H. I got a 90% from just doing my work on time and making sure its quality. I hate being there but when im there I at least give it my best... most of the time, its harder at the end of the year

@Joe P. Wow, a ton of amazing advice in that, thank you. I am going to respond to you and other people commenting because I dont have the time at the moment to respond to everyone. I am staying in high school even though i still dont see the benefits yet. I think the business world needs to be adapted to 2019. Nowadays people are getting full college educations just from using google, the downside is you dont get a diploma. Maybe ill go to a community college, but I have no money and a student loan debt would set me back, even if its only 10-20k. I think i am going to try and find a real estate investor who is willing to take me under his/her wing and show me the ropes of the business. I can offer my time for unpaid grunt work for them too. I need to find something to stimulate my mind in the places school is failing to do. My grades are pretty good and in AP (college level courses) but they still fail to challenge me where i need it most. And i cant just transfer schools because we have no money, but I am blessed to go to one of the top schools in NewYork State. If anyone has any ideas of how I can go about find a mentor/internship or a way to gain good real estate experience please let me know. Thank you Joe, and to all other who I cant get back to yet but may in a few hours, John.

@Cody L. Thats why I asked and learned before I executed. Im glad I have a wonderful platform to get this sort of advice on. Thank you Cody

@Darius Ogloza My views on school have little to do with my drive and the amount of time I spend reading and studying about real estate and finances. However through reading these responses my views on the situation I proposed here has changed. Thank for your response Darius

@Joe Splitrock As I have been reading through these posts, I have begun to agree with your view on this. But its hard to see the final goal sometimes. I want real estate to be my main line of work. I want to build a big business like Ben Mallah. I have always wanted to be a volunteer firefighter because I fell it’s something most people should do. And i wanted to work in construction because its decent money, and amazing experience for when i start buying houses. I wanted to do that and save all my money because ill be able to live with my father for next to nothing. He already has told me I can live with him for as long as i want, as long as I have a job and a plan. I want to use that construction job to save the money for my first few down payments on a income property. Thats just part of my plan. And I also just added that book to my amazon wish list, ill buy that one when I’m done with Rich Dad Poor Dad. Thank you very much for your response Joe

@Trevor Cox Im working on a business plan at the moment, its very time consuming lol. I also study a lot, i read as much as I can in terms of finance and real estate books. I am reconsidering what i chose to write a few hours ago. Thank you for your response Trevor!

@Steve Kontos I now completely agree. I was having a moment in school, and i needed some other voices and views. Thank you Steve