I am a young student (21 to be exact) looking to invest in real estate.

if i had $800/yr + incorp fees to blow and not worried about the strict statutory periodic tax filing before i was 18, (or my parents were willing to chip in) i'd go Curtis' son's route.although time flies between 17 and 18 anyways. and so to reiterate - aside from reading books, and visiting REICs - i'd be focused on interning in any of the many REI arenas, including property management, architecture, sales, just to name a few (unless my parents also happened to be in some level of REI in which case i would likely be somewhat 'home schooled'  student of REI to an extent already). good luck on ur 1st REI deal whenever it happens; i wouldnt be in any rush for a 'before 18' deadline unless was into 'NUMEROLOGY' or something and since again at the moment ur starting 'early' (statutorily before able to enter deals/contracts as a minor) as it is!

To make money in the real estate profession takes time and money.  

A shopping mall, hotel, or 400-unit student housing development fits the bill; a suburban SFR rented out to a family of four does not.

My partner and I were throwing around the idea of taking out a LOC of around 5k which will cover floating the mortgage for the summer months since students dont move in till end of august. the mortgage taxes and insurance comes out to about 950 a month.

In Auburn would you be targeting student rentals?

We would probably sit on the cash or potentially look at other markets as the Denver market is pretty crazy right now.The only other debt we have is a student loan and we are able to save about $2-2.5K most months, which we plan to use towards properties in the future.Thanks for any advice and can't wait to read more on the site!

I think my best strategy now is to stabilize my income and eliminate some of my existing debt like student loans and refinancing the mortgage on my other property since interest rates are so low at the moment.

I am currently a college student majoring in public relations, and getting a minor in business marketing.

I will consider responsible and carefully screened students as well.