Read an article on Morning Brew this morning regarding Fundrise, with some impressive stats. 

Lenders aren't impressed that you drive a Range Rover or a Tesla :)

If you don't do the homework, you will give them the impression you may not be up to the task of doing the homework with real estate investing.

I don't know exactly what you mean when you say "help you with your first deal" but please don't be under the impression they are experts or will "help you".

I was under the impression you could so that helps a lot.

I'm just saying if I was a cleaner and I got a $5 bonus it would not impress me (and in fact may do the opposite).

Be passionate about your career, you never know who you;re talking to and how impressed they might be.....

The fact that you're already thinking this way at 16 years old is IMPRESSIVE!

I could be way off- I'm only speaking from my perspective, so I realize those are my outside impressions, but recently had a conversation with a police officer who indicated those were things that impacted the community when marijuana business came in to his community.  

I paid for a date of death appraisal. i was under impression I get a step up in basis for sale of property if sold.