[screenman]

Jordan, you already have a head start on a lot of guys that post here, namely admin and marketing skills. Most of those that fail in this very easy business do not have those.
Go for it now, get trained at Delta you will come out with a good base knowledge and with a little practise afterwards will be as good as most.
There is very little in Brents post that I can disagree with. I know if I was 22 I would not hesitate to get into this trade again.

As for getting up to a good living, in 1988 it took me 6 weeks before I was topping £800+ every week from then on. There are many over here that did better, specialy those doing tent locations. I do not know if many of you in the states know this but the insurance market is getting almost impossible for most repair only companies, with more and more companies refusing to pay on a weekly basis. Having said this there is still a massive market for retail, fleet and trade work for those that have the energy to go and get it.