What do i have to do to get started ?

[Marterio Jones]

Okay so basically im 20 years old living paycheck to pay check basically. I have a bout 3 grand in cash , 3 credit cards that hold a $2500 limit and I make about 14k a year at my current job.

I recently talked to a guy and asked him how do i get started and he said that i would need about 40k to get started to real estate. that was highly discouraging because theres no way i could come up with 40k of my own money to invest in real estate. 

Ive tried trying to sign up for the personal loan website and they qualify me for loans of $1000 and $750 thats ridiculous.. 

so could someone please enlighten me on the ways to invest in real estate with low money in the game or atleast a way to find a lender