New Investor Seeking Advice to Start My Real Estate Journey

[Cory Waldron]

Hi BiggerPockets Community,

My name is I am finishing my MBA program next May, but I have become extremely invested in learning everything i can on Real Estate. I have read a few introductory books on real estate investment, and I am now looking to take steps towards purchasing my first property as I love to greatly research anything I want to start doing. I would greatly appreciate any advice on how to get started, particularly:

1. Should my next step be finding a local mentor and how I could best do this?
2. Many books talk about selecting a great team around you, but do I really need one to start out and how would I create a team if I've never invested before?

Thank you all in advance for your help and support. I look forward to any advice or connections that can help me kickstart my real estate investing journey!