Considering most of who I watch, read, and listen to are people who are way ahead of me and I find myself lost at the very beginning so this post is for anybody who can give me even a little shred of advice as I plan on beginning my career as soon as I turn 18 which is in the next week.

Get a second job (maybe from a Temp Agency) and save up the money 100%.In a couple of years you might have a decent amount saved.Put the worked for money in an FDIC insured account and try to make as much as you can as fast as you can.Here's Hafthor dead-lifting over 1000 Lbs at the Arnold Strongman in Cincinnati last week: https://www.youtube.com/watch?

A lot of times properties will tell you it's at full capacity, meanwhile 2 months before they drop all criteria and fill the place with horrible tenantsProperty Management - it depends on how they charge, I just wanted you to be aware of placement costs and eviction fees.Area - don't drive around, WALK around for a few hours.  8-9 AM 11-1 AM 4-6 PM, go out to eat nearby possibly, sit in the car and just watch the area, talk to people, etc. 

In my calculations, I save for vacancy as part of the money I set aside monthly, Over the past 4 yrs I have studied, read, taken classes, watched, and listen to everything I could to teach myself about Real Estate Investing, so I could do it right when I had the money saved to spend to mitigate the risks as much as I can.

For only $999.99 you can learn to flip houses in the comfort of your own home.Bro, literally what I was about to say lolI'll have to give this a watch later and see how they handle people stealing my electrical 

I came across the BRR method and have been watching videos/ reading about it, it seems very practical and like the ideal way to invest.

So about 4 months ago I started looking and watching the market. 

Firstly, by picking Rich Dad Poor Dad, watching gurus on YouTube, and listening to every BP podcast and I’m ready to get some skin in the game and make my first deal.

Ive watched all the podcasts, read all the books, taken all the necessary action (analyzed deals, went and saw houses, marketing, direct mail, spoken with owners, etc) but the truth is......having money sucks when its “not enough.”

I am new to the investor side of real estate, I have been a realtor and flipper years ago.As I am doing research, I have watched countless webinars of everyone claiming to have the best system or the newest thing, with great promises of thousands of dollars and early retirement.Are there any that are worth it and actually work, or are they all blowing smoke?