He has a new program he is launching with in subto about buying businesses that is very exciting.  

I am considering using this as a spring board to launch my RE career into full time work. 

Worthy of note is they were just bought out by sparefoot.com and are investing heavily in their customer service and development team and announced they will be launching a lot of new features, so that could sway your longer term decision.

My Junior year I launched the UNCW Real Estate Investment Club on campus, and this is a registered organization. 

My Junior year I launched the UNCW Real Estate Investment Club on campus, and this is a registered organization.

My Junior year I launched the UNCW Real Estate Investment Club on campus, and this is a registered organization.

At your age, you've got the time and the motivation and you'll find opportunity regardless if you are pursuing this in good faith, with open eyes, and an ear for constructive feedback.A lot of times with startup businesses, you'll realize where or what the true need is after you launch your product or service.

Sounds like that initial relationship launched you into REI.

@Bronagh Gaffney I can't speak to the guru courses directly, but if you want an example of a prominent personality who seems to have no compunction about screwing people HARD, take a look at Clayton Morris, former weekend host of Fox & Friends - the morning news/commentary show on Fox News.He had a prominent position on a national TV show and always had a very likeable personality on TV and parlayed both to launch Morris Invest - a turnkey investing company.  

I've been an attorney over 15yrs working for bootstrapping entrepreneurs and investors, and I'm transitioning into full time REI & REI Law practice (and am now soft-launching REILawyer.com in fact).