However, if he is interested in being an agent that could be a good path to get immersed in the real estate world and to start building capital through commissions that can be placed into a property as soon as possible. 

That is also a great way to get immersed in your network. 

Spend a couple years immersed in RE before making any big decisions with your money or your commitments (luckily, since you're young, time is on your side to learn all this stuff).Once you've spent some significant time learning (both via RE media, and via actual field experience like an apprenticeship), then you'll be in a much better position to decide what to do with your time and money.If your goal is to actually own profitable real estate, then house hacking a single fam or small multi fam property is a great way to get started.

If you are not already listening to podcasts and reading REI books, I would definitely get immersed in those.

But as I continue to immerse myself with RE, I've change my decision and invest in a multi-family property.

Just immerse yourself in the forums, read the blogs, and listen to the podcasts.

The first step is just to immerse yourself in education for the next 3-6 months. 

Immersion.

Immerse yourself!

Immerse yourself!