In 2012, at the suggestion of my financial advisor, I picked up a couple rental properties in Highlands Ranch and they've performed quite well.  

Carlos Frias is the vice president of business development for Hart Advisors Group, a real estate advisory firm that specializes in CMBS loan restructures and loan assumptions.

I'm new to the industry and still in the education phase, but almost to a point where I feel I can get out there on my own.

There are plenty more resources you can find under Education from how to's, blogs from our experts and podcasts. 

Hello BP Community, I am new to real estate investing and excited to get the education I need to do my first deal.

You can even give yourself catchy name too "Mo money Muhammad"Help and educate others to achieve financial freedom.You won't be breaking the law e.g. wholesaling.

The properties have been vacant over a year and show similar ownership (each property is under some "education trust xxxx" with the xxx being the address number).

I also educate myself.

He is new to RE, but has is an educated Navy Officer looking to do something on the side.

So the ideas about future education or switches would be personal decisions I suspect...On the investing side, real estate has been a worthwhile (and even profitable) part of my life (but it is no magic formula for happiness or anything).So you could see if a property (maybe think about a duplex, triplex or fourplex) would pencil out and you could even make a unit your home a short time and later rent that unit out, too, and buy another property (or just live On the Road!)......