So far here has been my self-education:Books Hold: How to Find, Buy, and Rent Houses for WealthFlip: How to Find, Fix, and Sell Houses for ProfitWhat Every Real Estate Investor Needs to Know About Cash Flow (by Frank Gallinelli) (reading currently)The Millionaire Real Estate Agent (ordered today)The Millionaire Real Estate Investor (ordered today)PodcastsBiggerPockets Podcast 1 - 68 (as of today)VideosGraham Stephan [since he had like <10,000 subscribers] (YouTube)Meet Kevin [since he had like < 20,000 subscribers] (YouTube)So I am a son of Ethiopian immigrants who came here about 24 years ago and I am extremely extremely lucky that we are fine financially and that my parents are paying for my college education (I really can't understand how lucky I am for that).I have always wanted to make the most of the circumstance I have been granted and...yeah...that's why I like self-teaching myself many things and real estate has become one of my intrigues right now.My "Plan" & QuestionI've been saving up for a while and my ambition is to purchase a rental my senior year for 3.5% down using an FHA loan (no idea what this fully entails, still figuring things out) and live in it for the mandatory period and then move when I leave college and get work and keep renting it out.I'll be looking for a place close to the university but at the same time I know that is probably hard because I once talked to an agent and he said that inventory was "tight" in the area.So I guess my question is...should I start investing in the D.C Metro area and follow my plan of getting a rental senior year and then moving out?

You are not alone in your real estate ambition.

In one year you will have a better credit score than most Americans.I admire your ambition....

If you just do that and don’t give up people will see your ambition and the rest of the pieces will fall in place.

Turns out, "I didn't know" doesn't work as a defense.Your ambition is great, and wish you the best.  

Stop with the discourse about your spirit and ambition and gumption and force of will and get off your *** and get to Burger King in the evenings and stack some cash for a year while you learn all you can and then get going.There is no shame in starting with zero and doing anything you can to save capital to get started.There is no dignity in whining about "No investor taking a shot with you" because you watch videos and have "Drive".

Location, knowledge of local market & ambition to finally take action!

Hopefully that gives you some clarity on my ambitions and current thought process, and thanks for taking the time to respond to my post!

I love the ambition and want you to plow forward to the next property. 

Hi Guys , So im 21 and i have an ambition to get financially free in my life eventually. im really young and just want to get in the game, i have an okay knowledge on real estate investing but still have questions since i have yet to start my journey.