[tommy2]

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what is your advice for someone in college who wants to invest in RE once he gets out? (m taking finance and computer science in college, and will be out in 2 years. While Im in college I have no living expenses and plenty of free time.

When id' get out, id like to invest in some apartments, or flip some houses.

How would I gain experience? How would I gain capital to purchase the house/land.

Any other info I should know? I live in bay area btw. And dont plan investing in cali (in near future)

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Is this a vocation or extra dough? Very different answers. Go be a gopher for a real estate developer or investor--offer your services for free if they let you learn from them. Nobody ever does this but a good, solid entrepneur will teach you how to make money in exchange for exploiting your "extra time".