17 year old looking for solid Real Estate advice.

[Ethan Thomas]

Hey guys, my name is Ethan Thomas. I've had Bigger Pockets account for a little over a year now, and have been watching their videos since I was younger.  as I have always been very interested in Real Estate ever since I was a young teenager. It started off with me discovering Grant Cardone, I got to talking with my Dad about how much I would love to be like him someday and follow his real estate journey. Turns out that my Dad had his books and even got one signed by him and he handed them over to me. Ever since then I've been hooked. It's a true dream of mine to get into real estate. 

I am 17 now as of writing this, and I turn 18 in late July. Being so I realize, I can sign the Big Boy contracts coming soon. I was posting to see if there is anybody is experienced in this field to give me any solid advice, even if it's just a sentence long. I am going to read every single one and try and soak up as much knowledge as I can about what type of Path I should follow to become a successful real estate investor. 

I am looking into wholesaling now, as I am still trying to save up capital as of now. I work with a tiny group of men and we wholesale vacant lots across Charlotte, NC and Texas. All I do though is just find leads through propwire, download them and skip trace them, give em a call and see if they're interested in a cash offer and if they are, just move them down the ladder to the next guy. I am basically just a Lead finder.... and the only thing I know is how to do those simple steps because that was all I was instructed to do and learn. I would love to learn how to do ALL of the process and instead of small commission on a JV contract, to be able to do this all myself and start my own LLC... But I have a long way to learn before that ever happens.

Anything is appreciated, Thank you!