Unfortunately I may not sound so optimistic on this one, I have known a lot of people taking out large loans to learn to fly helicopters, and then not been able to finish there training due to under budgeting, or else getting a CFI job that will leave you struggling to live off, not to mention pay back a loan.
Flight schools are always going to tell you what you want to hear, obviously because it’s in there interest. Of course there are some success stories but for every success story..........
If this was the case how come there are so many 1000+ hour CFI's out there? And they are the lucky ones who get jobs were they get to do a bit of flying, some schools you may just end up being an extremely poorly paid receptionist and you may get an hours flying in here and there.
Then when your visa is up all you have is a huge debt and nothing on the horizon to look foward to then sitting in groundschool for 800+ hours for the JAA exams, if your still interested in the business and you can afford to.
It’s a harsh business to get involved in and the sad truth is, if you can not afford it, you cannot do it.