It also depends on where you are in your journey.

Unfortunately there's no magic or right answer.

And the 1 I liked recently and thought about going after so far, magically I'm not eligible cause of this 2-day thing. 

hello there I am a high school graduate ready to start college classes and recently the world of real estate investing has crossed through my journey to adult hood and I'm very interested in investing in real estate and learning more about it and how it can benefit me and my future.

Then ask them partner with you on some REI and magically the answer is YES.  

Hi All,One of  the properties we are looking to start our REI journey with is a rather large duplex.

. $30k is more than sufficient to begin your investing journey in the DC area.

Good luck in your REI journey

@Paul Roman There is no magic wand to make an extra $200/mo appear.  

I'll try to answer your questions as best I can but keep in mind I'm new too.1) In my opinion, Mentor (someone who is where you are trying to get in the next 12 months) and meet 3 or 4 mentors if you can.Lawyer who will answer as many questions as you can come up with and has the heart of a teacher...also has to focus on real estate lawTax Advisor who, again, will answer as many questions as you can come up with and has the heart of a teacher...has to focus on preparing investment properties' tax returns2)  I've been talking to a lot of people (friends, acquaintances, strangers) lately and I'm just making sure they are currently investing in real estate and they are 1 or 2 steps ahead of me on the journey (own 5-20 units and self-manage).