Hey em,
Know excactly how you feel. I’m 20 and fininshed school in 2000. Since then i’ve had a dozen uni applications rejected, have studied jazz, have worked in environmnetal conservation and rehabilitation, abbatoirs ( not a reccomended career move!) 2 apprenticeshiops, have possibliy bugged 1 or more of the people on this forum as a travelling saels rep for optus and have onl ever fully enjoyed 1 job- at a newsagncy in melbourne where i couldnt afford to live so am now in echuca. I still have no idea what i want to do. Proffesional invest where i dont have to deal with the rejection of continual job hunting would be great.In a view to not making investment mistakes…you will. Everyone does. But by researching your investments before you make them you can minimaize the risk!
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This is for the 1 or 2 IT pros on this thread advice I can pass on to a 22 yr old doing IT3 at tafe ( I think it’s a keep the parents of my back course) ( be polite)
aaronAJ,
If you like IT, great, but don’t use it as a keep my parents off my back thingy…do something that you really like…you never know how far you could go.
Jamie Durie’s a fine example.
Here here – Jamie’s a VERY fine example [
]Honestly though, looks aside, he is a real inspiration, gardening books are my second biggest addiction, and his passion for his work shines through, bit like you guys!
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MelI had no idea what i wanted to do appart from investing so i decided to become a real estate agent to get a better understanding of real estate.
BrettWow – those 8 pages were an inteesting read! I don’t believe anyone is in my industry (except maybe the comedian!) I am a Stage Manager in Musical Theatre. This site has been very helpful to help me think through and come up with better plans. This was a great idea to get to know one another – nice question!
Youthworker[
]An international flight attendant for Qantas (even though the Q stands for queer, I am not!! [
])Hi Vluu,
All ya need is a Year 10 Certificate for a wage job. I’m not in prop mgmnt, but had considered it many times as opposed to sales. 4 family members have been/are in the Real Estate game since the ’70s. Guess I have had influence from older brothers. Anyway, contact your REI office as a start. Courses are available to understand the law. e.g. A tenant is responsible for light globes; but a tenant also has more rights when it comes to vacating a lease. Licensing will sort the men from the boys if you choose to start up your own office, especially as there is in my opinion an over supply of agents. Commercial leasing operates differently somehow from residential. I’m not afeau’ (sic) with the conjunction/leasing/listing agreements here. This might be another specialised area for you to consider.
Failing that, just jump in. I considered offering my time free (on holidays from wage job) to learn prop mgmnt. If you’re keen, who would knock you back if you offered say a month of your time to them?
Keep thinking .. kind regards PhilThanks Lucky Phil for your reply,
What kind of qualifications do I need to have?
Are you in Property Manangement yourself?
I’m thinking of starting out in a Real Estate Agency in Property Management there.
Any comments would be much appreciated
Vluu
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Hi all, frequent reader but not so frequent poster…
I’ve just hit my early 30’s, have almost paid off my PPOR in Sydney and am looking at investing in property, probably around Mackay / Townsville in the near future. (Have family up there and like the area)
The plan is to retire somewhere between 45 and 50 with 10 – 12 IP’s providing a passive income of around 2k per week before tax…
Reading here has certainly helped me in setting goals that’s for sure !! []Oh yeah, I work as an Operations Manager for a major Sydney Transportation Company by the way… [
]Cheers,
Paul…Hi Fatboy aka Paul.
Way to go mate.
Sounds like u r doing well there.
All the best for your IP in Mackay.Hi Guys,
This is my first posting too, and I love this forum, everyone is so friendly and helpful. I am a 35yo single mum of three who works in orchards on a contract basis mostly and picks up anything else that is going when the fruit is not. Is a great job to have time wise, as you can work around your visits with real estate agents, brokers, houses etc []
An international flight attendant for Qantas (even though the Q stands for queer, I am not!! [])Hi Brent, Qantas worker here also (just served 20 years on the 15th). No need to qualify yourself as straight by the way. I wonder why you blokes seem to think that you have too. Anyway, I would be keen to discuss a side income producing idea with you, targeted to the audience of long haul crew. If ya want .. you can contact me at [email protected]
Kind regards, Phil
I’m a train driver for Qld Rail in Brisbane, like driving trains but the shift work is starting to get a bit much need to look for a way out hence start buying some cash flow properties.
Kennyhi there i am a marine technician in the Roayl Australian Navy. love the job but want to be able to leave in about 10-15 years and not have to work again. i hope i can create a passive income from +ve CF propreties to do this[
]i wanna be freeeeeeee
I’m a police officer. Great job with some stress and some very poor hours. But overall I love it![
]Thanks Fiona.
Wow…so far we have IT people, Real Estate people, police officers, drivers, homemakers and all kinds…so diverse!
Anyone out there wishes to introduce yourself?
note: Interest rates v Unemployment rate HOT TOPIC!!!!
avagoodweekend
Hallo!
OK, chalk one more up to IT, I’m in fact an IT Trainer and I only work a couple of days a week so I love it. Actually I’ve just had our second child she’s 6 weeks old, so I get to spend most of my time catching up here during the 2am, 3am and 5am feeds (who said they feed four hourly???). We have 1 IP and I must confess to only putting the rent up 1 month ago… and not wanting to go above our repayments – you know keep it negative… (oops & @#$#!) … so you live and learn – well at least I hope you do. My poor tenants won’t be happy but they’ll have a huge increase in 6 months time (our rent is about 20 a week cheaper than most in the area!). Thanks Steve… if only I’d found you sooner [
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Hi Private investigator. was working for the insurance companies ….you know follow people get video, testify in court, receive death threats fun job. quit that last month Now unemployed [8D]
I am a sourcing specialist (goods) for a large govt organisation…just changed career paths from finance with the same company.
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