I would recommend getting these two years under your belt if you have the grades and resume to be able to get a job with them.

Louis (First two deals under the belt!).

My goal is to get that first property under my belt then go from there.

I have three deals under my belt. 

It's nerve-wracking on that first one, but once you get something under your belt, the next are so much easier to pull the trigger on.

Keep your job (it makes financing much easier).After you have a few properties under your belt,  you can decide if Real Estate is for you, and you will have a better idea if you like Single family rentals or want to move into larger multi-families.  

Couple that with our REI knowledge, a real estate license, and a strong work ethic, we were able to come out 1 year later with 16 flips under our belt with close to 3 million dollars in sales.

I've also been working hard to get my first fix and flip deal under my belt.

We have made a career buying and selling land (more than 15,000 deals) and older urban settings like New Orleans, and cities in the rust belt like Detroit (where I'm from) require full time, boots on the ground approach to investment.The prices are so tempting, but as just about everyone else here, I recommend staying away.There are literally thousands of other markets in which to flip land.

At that point you will have some real estate experience underneath you belt.