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How do I manage being a real estate investor while keeping my daytime job?

Im 22 years old and say I make about 5000 dollars every month with my 9-5 job as an engineer.I am planning to achieve a goal of having positive cashflow of about 7-10 thousand dollars every month by the time I am 32 while working in my daytime job in the meantime. Does a plan like this seem plausible? Or do I need to quit my job at some point and dedicate all my effort in real estate investing?

Answer:

No realtor can be successful while trying to manage any other job.
Most landlords will shoot for at least a $200 a month profit, in a great world they are earning $300 and in a fantastic situation that's $400... At $400 that's 17.5 units. At a $50K income, which I realize will increase over 10 years, isn't going to be close to allowing you to purchase that type of real estate.
At 22 focus on having a career. Keep your 60K per year job and Save. Plan on becoming a real estate investor when you have money you can afford to lose.
probably not possible you might be able to offer proposals by mail and do a lot of your investing in your free time but I seriously doubt you are going to have huge success this way you have a good day job and unless the investing proved to be superior to it, keep the day job

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