Two years after I graduated from college, I decided I wanted to switch career paths and invest in real estate. At my very first real estate association meeting, a national guru was speaking about investing in non-performing notes. I knew nothing about the topic or style of investing but was intrigued, so I signed up for their free two-day seminar that following weekend. I learned a lot, but of course not enough to start investing — at least not without making a lot of mistakes. …

Crossing the 6-figure threshold as an entrepreneur or freelancer can be super challenging. It took me nearly three years of hard work before I could pay myself a liveable salary. I spent most of my early 20’s working my ass-off, spending my nights after work, and weekends working in my side hustles, ones I continue to nurture and grow today.

But my years of hard work, blood, sweat, and tears (okay, maybe not blood) has paid off. I earn a solid 6-figure salary from multiple-income streams. …

I got my start in real estate just in 2012, a time when many careers and lives were falling to shambles, thanks to the Great Recession. Despite countless investors losing their shirts during the years that followed, I found a goldmine investing in non-performing notes. At the time, I thought the opportunity and profits I was experiencing was a fluke, a once in a lifetime opportunity.

But it’s about to happen again, and most investors aren’t even aware it’s happening.

Mortgage note investing isn’t a super popular way to invest in real estate. Housing flipping, wholesaling, rental real estate almost…

I always knew I wanted to travel. But my career and salary as an elementary teacher didn’t support a lifestyle of full-time travel. Instead of accepting what was, I decided to make a change. And at the ripe age of 21, I decided to pursue real estate investing.

I knew nothing about investing in real estate but knew real estate was one of the best ways to build wealth and create the passive income I so desperately wanted. My now-husband, then-boyfriend, and I attended our first real estate investment association meeting where a national guru was presenting on investing in…

I received my degree in Elementary Education, a field I was passionate about and excited to belong to. I joined education associations, volunteered with local organizations and schools, participated in two study abroad programs teaching English in a school in Spain and studying educational equality in Botswana Africa, and kicked-ass in my five month college internship.

So, how did my four years of hard work and dedication repay me? …