Hello everyone,I'm 21 years old and have been serving on active duty as a US Marine for the past 3 years and plan on attending college at Arizona State to begin the pursuit of my MBA in 2 years immediately after I finish my enlistment, but my "big time" goal in life is to become a multifamily real estate investor and create my own chain of luxury apartment complexes all over the United States and potentially all around the world, and from there become a venture capitalist and invest in small tech startups that have huge potential, but just not enough funds to get it started.I'm still currently educating myself on the subject of real estate investing and real estate in general (reading books, listening to podcasts, studying markets in different areas, etc) and I look forward to networking and learning from all of you here and potentially even shadow/work with some of you sometime in the near future!

@Bernard Evans - @Clayton Mobley is absolutely correct, if you decide to do a 1031 Exchange with a portion of the proceeds, you will want to enlist the help of a Qualified Intermediary that has the expertise and experience to safely handle your transaction.

I am also prior enlisted so I have seen a lot of patterns investing in these areas. 

However, I thought I saw somewhere that if the 17-year old is married or is going to be enlisted in the military, it is valid.

If worse comes to worse, I will have to enlist the help of a licensed company to write the loans and I will fund them.

In this case I'd suggest enlisting the assistance of a realtor/broker who can pull comps within .5 miles of the subject property that have sold in the past 6 months.  

Raised by a mother that hustled and owned businesses as well as invested--she was a millionaire by the time I enlisted in the military.  

The seller must trade equal or up in value, invest all equity from the sale and replace the debt, follow specific deadlines, enlist the help of a Qualified Intermediary to provide advice, prepare 1031 Exchange documents, and also hold the funds from the sale.

Hi Everyone,I've been an avid investor and currently have 8 rentals and another primary residence.I'm about to retire from the Air Force after 21 years (enlisted yes).

Enlist their help.