Focus on your education, you have a life time to invest, it is not a race.Once you graduate and have a few years of employment, frugal life style and maximum savings you will be ready to take the plunge into high risk investing.

Most top producer are quite busy and frankly don't have the time or inkling to do this.But if you get a license and get on a top producers team you will learn the industry.. or go to work for a commercial brokerage that specializes in multi and income properties if that's what you want.. you usually start by being a leasing agent making commissions doing that then work your way up... 20 years in the Commerical field can lead to one Hell of a nice lifestyle and income levels.

For my lifestyle the part time job fits better. 

I always pay myself x% for the my house savings and depending on that number you'll have saved a lot in a little amount of time.Frugality is a lifestyle!

I see a lot of folks successful and enhance their chances w/properties in their own local.  

It is the best value in real estate education, at just a few hundred bucks.Check out Lifestyles Unlimited.

I'd encourage you to also consider Lifestyles Unlimited.  

In another article, (https://www.dunncarney.com/2007/06/layering-limited-liability-companies-does-it-enhance-the-liability-shield/) it seems to confirm the same but was structured in a way that I could not tell if that was only in the case of wrongful conduct.If any of my information seems to be incorrect or misinformed let me know so I can correct my understanding.

In other words, the blueprints to what agents do, explaining the transaction process, how the industry works and varies within the brokerage, an agent's lifestyle, etc.I'm curious to what you all come up with!

Hey Parker,My two favorite topics are Real Estate strategies and Life Style strategies and you are asking questions that combine both.You should consider hunting for great real estate deals in a market that has strong appreciation , rental increases etc and also has great opportunities for 25 year olds like yourself.If you want to seize your future then you should be curious as to why some cities are so awesome that many young college educated people are moving there.