I am 18 year old so I got planty of time and really energetic about real estate but I don't have any capital to invest so yeah wholesaling is the only option what would you do If you were 18 again with all your current investing experience

As for taxes, they only delay capital gains, not reduce them entirely.

I planned to do a piggyback HELOC to have access to quick capital in case a good next deal came along but it has been a long drawn out process and right at closing they decided they needed a new appraisal.

Crowdfunding or real estate syndications also pool capital from multiple investors.

You can also just buy it as an investment property with 25% down if you have the capital to put that much down on a 1-1.3 million 4plex depending on the area.

edit: to clarify, you said "find a deal then raise capital" I say yes, find a deal as a wholesaler, the first step.   

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How do you scale without access to your capital?

Find someone who needs capital for their business and partner/invest with them, if you don't have the timeGino

Right now I'm focusing on building up rentals in the states & doing some flips to raise more capital.