Any advice for a beginner? Mentors?

[Jon Lewis]

Hello  I'm currently in my sophomore year college pursuing a degree of Electrical engineering. I always pass by these abandoned buildings or abandoned plots of land ask “ what can we turn this into and how can this be beneficial to the area? Maybe its just my optimism I find the idea of real estate very interesting. I'm open to any responses or ideas. I'm reaching out not necessarily for profit but to learn. Of course we all want to make money and care for four families. I personally want to learn from those with experience. I'm coming into this with no experience and no biased ideas. As the wise say “ once you think you know it all you stop learning “