New/Young real estate investor unsure how to start!

[Christopher Owen Cote]

So I'm 19 almost 20 with about 17,000 in savings. I am a full-time student studying aerospace engineering at Mississippi State University. The real estate is okay here, and I have been doing some reading of Brandon's book and listening to the podcast for several months. I would love to start investing, but I don't know where to start or If I am too young. I know I want to create passive income via rental properties, and I would like to do this through BRRRR. Any advice on good real estate agents or how to get started?

[Susan Maneck]

In my opinion house hacking is the perfect place for a young college student to start. Use your savings to buy a house as an owner-occupant. Rent out the additional rooms to other students. If you have trouble qualifying for a loan there is something called a Kiddie Condo loan available through FHA. This allows your parents to co-sign for an FHA loan with you. They don't have to be used on condos but any 1-4 unit property. And you only have to come up with 3% down. https://www.mortgage101.com/article/fha-kiddie-condo-loans-first-homes-young-adults