I’m 19 and new to real estate – what would you do in my position?

[Orlando Ferreira]

Hi everyone,
 I’m 19 years old, and I’ve been learning about real estate for several months. I’ve read around 20 books about real estate in the past few months, and I’ve watched many YouTube videos, podcasts, and other content to deepen my knowledge. I don’t have much practical experience yet, but I analyze properties every day and try to understand how the market works.

I'm at a point where I want to start investing, but I have limited resources and many possible paths wholesaling, get a w2 job for a DSCR loans or fha, flips, etc.).

I’d love to hear advice from experienced investors: if you were in my position at 19, what would you do to start building a real estate portfolio or gaining real experience?

Thanks in advance for any guidance!

[JD Martin]

Quote from @Orlando Ferreira:

Hi everyone,
 I’m 19 years old, and I’ve been learning about real estate for several months. I’ve read around 20 books about real estate in the past few months, and I’ve watched many YouTube videos, podcasts, and other content to deepen my knowledge. I don’t have much practical experience yet, but I analyze properties every day and try to understand how the market works.

I'm at a point where I want to start investing, but I have limited resources and many possible paths wholesaling, get a w2 job for a DSCR loans or fha, flips, etc.).

I’d love to hear advice from experienced investors: if you were in my position at 19, what would you do to start building a real estate portfolio or gaining real experience?

Thanks in advance for any guidance!

1. Earn money.

2. Save money.

3. Invest in a house hack flip or hold, or a duplex/triplex/quadplex.

4. Repeat 1-3.

If you want to be an investor you need money. Don't minimize the accumulation of capital, because that's where you need to start. All the knowledge in the world is useless if you don't have anything to invest. Live as cheap as possible, make as much as possible, put the accumulated capital to work in something that can provide your roof and your investment at the same time.