What's a person fresh out of High School to do?

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In a few short months I'll have reached the summit of my 12 year long endeavor to graduate high school and receive my diploma. For many people it's hard to know exactly what they want to do with their life, but luckily I have always known my journey would bring me somewhere down the path of real estate. Architecture and design have been two of my greatest passions for as long as I can remember, and I can't picture myself presently doing anything outside of real estate.

I see great opportunities in real estate for young people with the ambition and inner drive to succeed. I actively research real estate across the country, tracking market trends and building myself a sort of roadmap to the future. I will not be attending college after school. I see college as more of a burden to my personal goals, at least at this point in my life. I see the value in a college education, and eventually do plan on getting one, but the financial burden and time spent on a degree seem like a waste to me right now.

My problem lies in that I'm not quite sure how to make the first move. My goal is to move to Colorado in a year’s time and acquire a job in real estate somewhere around the Roaring Fork Valley. Is this reasonable? Will I be taken seriously without a degree and where I'm so young to begin with? Age is just a number, but with age comes experience. I really want to get my foot in the door sooner than later so I can start building my knowledge of the area and establishing connections with other people. Is it likely I could find a mentor out in Colorado to take me on as their project child?

After having known what it is I want to do with my life for so long, I’m now finding myself a little lost as to how to set my plan in action. Frankly, I’m a little scared. Any advice?