I currently work part time at a gym. Big downside, I open, so I'm up at 3:00am. It's really messing me up.

I have always been interested in real estate, especially investing. So recently, I decided, what better way to get money to save for investing than to get my real estate license? I'm generally good with people and everyone that meets me usually likes me. Everyone at my gym loves me. I'm organized, good at time management, am a self-starter, and good at customer service.

One of the reasons I am attracted to real estate is making my own schedule. I wake up at an ungodly hour for a place that I hate. I am the hardest working person out of my whole department (there's 7 of us) and it doesn't really matter. I wanted something that will give me some kind of return for the hard work I put out. I make $400 every two weeks and I can't live off that. I don't want to work 2-3 minimum wages jobs to scrape by and have 0 time.

Anyway, I thought this might be a good stepping stone to real estate investing. Get contacts, save money, buy rental property, buy commercial property, start non profit (end goal). All the while saving on closing costs and maintaining a decent "paycheck" every month.

But for some reason I am getting increasingly discouraged. Not only did my boyfriend recently tell me is mom (that he doesn't like) used to be in real estate but all the negative things people say about it are stressing me out. He told me she could never stay with a job and was always fickle because she was lazy. Now i feel like if it doesn't work out for me or I don't pass he'll look at me as a failure. I know it's a hard career. I thought I could do it but all the negativity is affecting me.