New, Eager, and Excited

[Troy Eschweiler]

Hello, my name is Troy and I am 22 years old.  I have been very interested in real estate for a while now and am constantly doing research and browsing the local market.  I am currently renting and don't have too much extra money saved at the moment but I was wondering if anyone had any suggestions as to how I should get started?  I am interested in both renting out investment properties and fixing/flipping.  I feel as though my best (and probably easiest) option would to be buy a new home, live there for a year while I work on the place a bit, and then try to sell from there.  What do you think?