Terminology and What is Real Estate exactly?

[Hector Fuentes]

I have been researching real estate and trying to get an education on it for the past few weeks. I have heard terms such as, multi-family, whole sales, flipping and many more that I don't understand fully. I can't seem to find the information on the Bigger Pockets Website. It might just be that I haven't dug deep enough, but I would like to know where to find the information I am looking for. I am also not exactly sure how to start out, or what real estate is exactly. I know that real estate is about investing in properties, but I am yet to find out how. If in thee comments, you guys could leave the names of blog posts, or podcast numbers/titles, I would really appreciate it! Thank you!