As a Junior in college you've got time on your side.A lot of these "mentor" relationships are forged in person, not online - I'd recommend attending local Real Estate Meetups as a great way to get started.

The biggest step now is to get clear on your goals, line up financing, and start analyzing deals consistently, because you’re already ahead of the game with the savings and low expenses.

Lastly, focus on finding realistic deals you can put under contract and successfully refinance.

I was thinking more on the lines of building equity in one rental at a time at an accelerated rate or in all rentals.

Is it lower rents on the back end? 

This is how is you learn what strings to pull on a BRRRR or flip deal.

Any of you out there have experience or advice on an avenue to pursue.

Those seem like core activities of operating the properties, not passive “CRM management.”By extension, I’d assume that if those same activities are done through online tools (e.g., using a property management platform to message tenants, coordinate vendors, or manage maintenance requests), they should also count.

Moving it into an LLC later may trigger a “due-on-sale” clause unless handled carefully.Bottom line: With just one rental, it’s often simpler and cheaper to keep it in your name, get solid insurance, and revisit forming an LLC once you scale.

Higher upside on rents, but more turnover and maintenance.