You should also look into joining a local REIA - Great education and networking opportunities.

easy because you're not sitting on land, you're not busting your butt or contractors butt to finish a rehab, etc.you're purchasing with assignment rights and you're buying at a signficant discount so that if you cannot wholesale to investor (a possibility, but more than likely, if you've done your networking homework, not going to happen) - you'll be purchasing a property signficantly under market value (over 30%).with foreclosures - that's different.

The best realtors I work with have very strong networks established that go much further than the MLS.

So far we have been reading books and making the preliminary steps to creating a social network by finding out who we know are real estate agents, contractors, sub-contractors, bankers, etc..

Looking forward to networking with you down the road.

Looking forward to networking with you.

. $7,000)Personally, I'd rather read, study, analyse, network on my own and use that $7k towards a downpayment on a property.

Also join local real estate clubs to learn more and network with potential buyers for your properties.

If you want to network, do deals with, find sources of funds, contractors, etc.

As you are 20 and the technology world has moved on from when I started with RE there are many more ways to network now than there were in the past.