Extremely new at all of this

[Rebecca Morris]

I am new, like pre-school new, to real estate investing and am confused about where to even start.  I have looked at several courses and they all want my investment $ to teach me how to invest.  Ummmm.  So for now I am striking out on my own.  Well, alone until I found this site.  But this site is overwhelming with all the info available here and I have to idea where to begin.  Anyone have the first 10 steps to take?  That would be a good beginning.  I am checking out a couple of books to read and I have the time available to study and learn.  And most importantly I have the desire and the why!