I have general construction knowledge from having different construction jobs and general REI knowledge which I learned mostly on BP.

However, I went to the first meeting and the main speaker was an out-of-town guy giving a super high-pressure sales job for some MLM program called "Financial Education Services Protection", which didn't actually have anything to do with real estate, other than he was pitching us to pressure credit challenged prospects into buying this (my opinion) predatory program.

@James Edmister Wholesaling and fix-and-flipping are jobs, not necessarily investing.

Hey, i'm currently a 16 year old still in school working a part time job, my plan is to save and get a small passive income throughout uni by looking at shares and real estate.

How many units can you successfully manage on your own, without it totally consuming you're life and having it screw up your day job....I'm at 14, and I gotta say this is getting pretty tough at times

However you would need to prove that you had some kind of unexpected life altering event like a job transfer to another state, etc.

Not an ideal location for Corporate opportunity....most people who do work corporate jobs commute to the city (Grand Rapids) and this significantly affects how property in Muskegon rents (interest, length of stay, type of renter, etc...)

I invest in major markets where both population and jobs (two predictors of real estate demand) are moving...CA, TX, NC etc.

Hey Kristopher,Population and job growth are the main indicators we look for. 

Like I said, i want to buy and hold for that passive income so hopefully, someday, I could quit my job but I can't even imaging how I can buy one property, let alone, a lot more to have enough to quit my job.