People who don't have experience in a particular subject tend to think the worst about it and prefer to put up warning signs instead of pointers of what to avoid and how they approached the problem when they were in my shoes.

You're gonna be out building your future when most of your buddies are out partying lolI hate the idea of discouraging someone but I can tell you that it would difficult to convince sellers that an 18 year old can perform and knows what they are talking about.If I were in your shoes, I would network like crazy in the city of your college.

I made the decision to just write a check to them, and we ended up doing more work together.Reasently I took a hard money loan out on a condo in Anaheim, Ca I fixed and sold the condo in a mater of 3 months with a expected profit of over $50,000.Then the other shoe fell, everyone starting with me missed the fact that the HOA had a few words in one sentence "possible litigation" and we all just missed it.  

In your shoes, I would find a property and get the financing lined up and then worry about asset protection or whatever.

If I were in your shoes you could look for an internship at a commercial brokerage, take a part-time job working for a property management company, etc.  

EXTREMELY OVER SIMPLIFIED.Just to be clear that is rapid progress for someone in your shoes.

If not, then I would look for at least a duplex if I were in your shoes.

Wear comfortable clothes and old shoes as we might be on a construction site or rehab or two.

I am a big student of Warren Buffett and I'm relatively certain he would do exactly that if he were in your shoes.

I always recommend folks in your shoes consider a place that allows you to be active for a simple desk fee.