Hello @Zachary Emerson and welcome to Biggerpocketsgreat to have you here.there is a lot to learn here about real estate investing as a vehicle to financial freedom.so utilise all the available resources (podcast,articles, meetups etc) and remain activeAll the best and see you in the forums

Hello there @Jared Yates.Welcome to BiggerpocketsYou'll learn alot about real estate investing from strategies, niches etc.Remain active, interact and utilise other resources like contacts, meetups, articles etcAll the best forward

Welcome to BP @Bert WrightYou'll learn alot here to get you going in real estate investing.Remain active, utilise available resources (podcasts,articles, meetups etc)See you in the forums and all the best forward

Hello @Chris Jackson and welcome to BPBuy and hold is one of the strategies to financial freedom with real estate.you'll learn alot here, so just remain active and utilise available resourcesAll the best

In terms of immediate next steps, here are a few tips- Save six months of living expenses and put them in a separate account- Save your down payment for the FHA loan and reserves/expenses for your first rental in another separate account- Get prequalified for a loan- Don´t do anything hasty between getting preapproved and buying (like getting a new car or changing jobs)- Develop/steal/borrow a template for analysing deals- Analyse a lot of deals, get used to crunching numbers every day- Don´t let any earnest money go hard without getting a full inspection from a licensed professional- Utilise but don´t overestimate your DIY skills.

I am looking to start investing in real estate at least two years from now and utilise this time for education and saving money so my question is as a college student how do I raise capital for investing?

If anyone has a step-by-step plan they utilise while hunting for a cash flowing rental unit with a limited amount of capital, I would greatly appreciate any insight available.

When you are ready, you might take a gander at this string on 1031 exchange, it has some great info about partial OO (Owner Occupied) units and creative ways to complete a 1031 and utilise a 121. 

I was also planning on utilising private money for the down payment for the hard money loan common which is usually about 10%.

Scored an owner finance deal in San Antonio recently that's utilising a third party service company.