Hello and nice to meet you! First, make sure to check out the builder bonus of 5k offered by the server owner andrewkm:
http://tinyurl.com/eccbonus
After approval from the server, you may apply for my additional bonus of 2.5k:
http://ecocitycraft.com/forum/threads/builder-bonus-extra-bonus.93439/
That will get you halfway there! Then a little work on your part and you will have resident rank in no time. You will find many shops that buy items at above server prices which will help you also.
Wishing you success!