Which means you just need some kind of skin in the game, it could be as little as $1. 

Building relationships with property managers, contractors, inspectors, agentsLearning how to become a situational extrovert..Play a game to excecute on a wholesale deal or two in the next 90 days..adds to your war chest and really gets those juices really flowing.

I am in the long-term game with buy and holds and good ROI and CoC returns. 

Though I was upset, I started to play the long game over the next 2 weeks.

Some 700 fico is the min, others are not lending, others are asking for more skin on the game. 

If they refused to give me a 50% Split of the total commission, I could take them to Aribitration through the MLS.Again, I don't know how different it is elsewhere, but I will tell you that in NYC, if you didn't know the rules of the game, you would get a lot less than the 50% Buyer Side Commission.There are other issues that I won't get into right now.

Off-market deals are definitely a game of patience. 

That's the best way to get in the game. 

I am seeking advice on whether this is a viable strategy, if I should wait until after I graduate to get started in the real estate game, or if I should change up my strategy.

With us living in such an expensive market we can't just jump in to the investing game unless you walked into a hefty inheritance from grandma, or have saved for many, many years.