Being part of the Millennial generation, how did you invest?

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Hi Everyone! 

So, I've read and written a lot about real estate investing and have thoroughly enjoyed learning every bit. I also interned with a realtor while in college and shadowed rental property investors. I've used many different sources to get data, educational tools, etc. to learn about investing but I still have not made my first investment/home purchase. 

I know there's an increasing demand for rental properties but there's also an increase in the number of Millennials investing in real estate. My question is, if you are part of this generation, how did you start and how has your investing experience been for you? 

From that, branches out my other question, did you invest while still having student loans? I know many people do this but I'm curious to hear about how people specifically went about doing this. I personally have loans. 

I'd appreciate any input you all have and I'm really interested in finding out how someone who I could easily relate to (in terms of financial situation and having recently graduated) started their investing journey.

Thanks so much.