Where do I begin?!

[Michael Kosztur]

Hello, I am new to the forums and I have an interest in real estate. To fill you in on some details, I am 18 years old, living with my parents and working a part time job as well. I am going to a junior college in the summer to work towards a degree in business/economic. Now what I real want is to be successful, and typically to do that it is going to take lots of work and the proper know-how. Back to the point, I would like to start investing at a young age and begin building a real estate portfolio. However, as you can imaging I don't exactly have deep pockets or mommy and daddy to look to financial help so I would like some tips on getting started.

If you read this then thanks for taking the time! I really hope to hear back from some of you!

(Also, I am aware there are numerous forum posts about the topic of "starting out", and I have been reading as much as I can. I just felt a little more comfortable making a post of my own.)