Credibility and Age

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Hello

I just finished watching the pod cast with Brian Burke and on the pod cast they touched on starting out. They seemed to agree that the "ideal" way to starting out is finding a mentor rather than maxing out credit cards; however, Brian brought up a great point. At a young age, what mentor will take you under his/her wing. (No hands on experience, only work experience is bagging groceries, and looking young/inexperienced). Sort of describes me. So for all of those who were in this boat or have taking apprentices in this boat as a mentor, what were your secrets to getting past this phase to gain some experience under your belt? What do you say to get a mentor when you lack real estate experience?

Additionally, Once you do get started in the business and you are out and about on your own, Do sellers take you serious? The podcast touched on this a bit and I would like to hear more stories. I am in a high end residential area and fear that when I do get started, many of these people won't take me serious in making deals because they don't think I am serious.

I heard a lot of debate about becoming licence or not as an investor. Still not sure where I stand, but recently I have been thinking obtaining one would be best for me in terms of credibility at my age. I have no hands on experience in real state whatsoever. Would obtaining my licence and learning the market from a real estate agent make me more appealing for mentorship and deal making ?