This can be someone who (Paid or Unpaid) helps to teach you the ropes.

Right after I graduate with I am planning on doing my teaching credentials.

There is always someone willing to teach or send you to the right direction.

Hello Everyone,My name is Nathan Payonk I am a 22 year old that just graduated college and teaching South Korea.

@Jamila ThompsonI think you can gain experience in multiple ways1) reading books2) browsing the forums3) Analyzing deals4) going to open houses5) going to networking eventsThere may be investors who are willing to teach for free but there are also investors who value time and want some trade off before they teach/mentor/train you.Obtaining a skill that an investor would find useful would be a good bargaining chip.

I’ll look for a mentor who I can learn from and can teach in how to find good deals and how to negotiate.

While it takes 4 years to obtain a bachelors degree in real estate, a real estate license can be knocked out in a matter of weeks or months and will teach you the majority of the same things as the degree would.  

They will shut you down for months and drag everything out to the last day legally possible before kicking it back for something minor just to teach you a lesson. 

So you have 3 possible uses for the degree in question (4 if you count teaching at community college), rather than 0-1 uses.

Hey thanks Aaron.It is a condo yes, I was looking at it from a learning stand point having something that is still profitable yet teaching me as well.A side note here (if I proceed with this) I will be putting a lump sum down again in a years time.