Help!

[Anthony L.]

I've always been interested in Real Estate so here I am with my post with an idea and a question. If anyone would bestow some knowledge on me it would be great.. What is the best way for me to get started up in Real Estate? I want to do it on the side and mainly purchase a home put some tenants in it (help pay the mortgage) and then after a few years flip the house.. Now to me it sounds simple enough.. Buy a home.. advertise, get tenants but nothing is ever that simple. So if anyone could help me out it would be greatly appreciated.. thanks