Where do we begin ?

[Isabel Andrade]

Hello members of BP , 

I joined BP a few months ago but stepped away for a few . I’m now back with the goal to finally invest in real estate properties. 
My husband and I became homeowners back in January . We bought a single family home . House hacking was just too difficult for us due to us having a growing family . 

Now that we are homeowners , we want to know what our next step should be to buy our first investment property ? Is this possible due to us just buying our first home ? How much money should we have saved up ? Is it best to invest out of state ? We currently live in Chicago. 
we just have sooo many questions and are a little lost on what we should do next . Any advice will be appreciated. Thanks !