However, if you get your license, then it's not a problem - again, if done correctly.Start attending your local REI events as much as you can. 

Ive attending 1 REI event, and have followed up with investors I met there, but where else will I be able to locate buyers?

When you have something to offer in exchange for your desire for a mentor, you are in a much better position to get one.Additionally, I recommend you attend local real estate meetups in your area where you can meet other successful investors face to face.

First off, consider attending MH University Boot Camp. 

@Jean-François Kenkiki,Regardless of where you are, start attending local REI meetings religiously. 

Here is my plan:Jan 2020 - March 2020Buy my first property, located in NC, while I’m stationed in Okinawa, Japan… Read the rest, and please tell me why I should, or should not wait on buying the first propertyThis is what I will be leaving the military with (May 2020):If I don’t buy a property, around $100k ($25k of which is in a Roth IRA) The GI Bill - allows me to go to most public universities for free for 36 months, and provides a monthly housing allowance.July 2020-May 2021I plan on attending trade school for carpentry in the fall/spring semesters.

If you're interested I have a few local meet ups that I've been attending that I could recommend.

“It’s not too hot, and it’s not too cold.”Why Phoenix is hotValley home prices are forecasted to climb about 4% during 2020, while they have peaked or are falling in Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Houston, New York, Dallas, Nashville, Salt Lake City, Charlotte, Washington D.C., according to Burns Real Estate Consulting.Metro Phoenix ranks No. 4 for the most investors — about 28% of homebuyers.

That is my current plan right now, trying to read/listen and attend as much as I can.

As we know Denver real estate is expensive.