Sure you could get a little head start now, but I think with the earning potential you will have you will be able to make up for lost time very quickly.I am a part time investor and graduated 5 years ago and I will tell you, my good paying W-2 job has been crucial to growing my company.

Sure no problem John, we can help each other grow.

There are a lot of us here who are investing while working in other careers too, so you can find a lot of advice about how to grow your real estate business while maintaining a day job.

My first 8-10 deals I intend to spend A LOT of time reviewing possible property's to ensure that I'm doing everything correct and so I can begin to grow the best reputation possible with my investors.

I'm currently reading "Think and grow rich" by Napoleon Hill and Rich dad Poor dad is next.

I started rehab/flipping about 2 years ago to grow capital, but I am now expanding to buy long term rentals.

But technical studies withstanding, it was the literature and arts classes that really helped me to grow intellectually and that has allowed me to have a better quality of life, if only in my mind....

Currently I have 11 single family homes and am looking to grow.

There are many active investors to network with who attend, networking has really helped me grow in my business in the few short years I have been investing.

I have put together a few people on my team but I am looking to grow my network as much as possible.