My dad taught me as a youngster that you can get ahead in life if you're able to play with other people's money but to do so you have to prove you're more of an asset than a liability.

Sean,As a youngster one year out of college, I am buying my first duplex (owner occupier) and plan to close in the next two weeks.  

@Bill Gulley - should we report this youngster?

I think the beaureaus are recognizing that homeownership is at a 20-year low and most young people are renting...not just because of credit issues....a ton of the youngsters prefer to rent and stay mobile or they watched their parents go through foreclosure and want no part of homeownership.  

(to a point, but if there is a youngster who never had the opportunity to "do" and claims they did.....well, think about it!)

Goals include making 1 buy-and-hold purchase each year.Leave the flipping to the youngsters with time on their hands :)

I see youngsters doing wholesaling but in my research it seems like its not adviseable to get into it without tons of contacts.

The youngsters are all doing well and paying on time and I’m helping them learn how to be good adults which is nice.

So if someone could find it in them to help a youngster find the right way through this maze it would be greatly appreciated.

You're no Spring chick, you have a mature business sense that youngsters may not have.