Best way to start in REI at 20 years old

[Jay Fayz]

Hello everyone,

I've recently been exploring real estate as a potential career path and I'm looking for advice on the best entry-level job to gain experience and knowledge. I’ve been considering working for as a acquisition manager for a  wholesaling company, as I believe it would help me develop skills in property analysis and enhance my sales abilities. For those of you who are seasoned investors, I would greatly appreciate any recommendations you may have. Thank you!!!

[Michael K Gallagher]

Quote from @Jay Fayz:

Hello everyone,

I've recently been exploring real estate as a potential career path and I'm looking for advice on the best entry-level job to gain experience and knowledge. I’ve been considering working for as a acquisition manager for a  wholesaling company, as I believe it would help me develop skills in property analysis and enhance my sales abilities. For those of you who are seasoned investors, I would greatly appreciate any recommendations you may have. Thank you!!!

 Hey @Jay Fayz you for sure have the right idea, and if ultimately flipping and wholesaling is what you want to do, then that's a great path. 

Another one I wish I had taken earlier was to get involved with a boutique or specialized commercial broker.  These guys tend to be 1 man shows, and are generally drowning in work and would love someone to pour into.  if you had a particular asset of real estate you were interested in I'm sure you'd be able to find a broker in need of help in one of those.  ways to meet such people would be meetups, or simply walking into some smaller offices, could also ask around to other owners of the assets you are interested in and see who helps them.  its unfortunately not going to be as easy as googling, but that might get you a list to start with and refine.