New Investor from Maryland

[Nathaniel Jee Hoon Weber]

Hi everyone!

My name is Nathan Weber, and i am an aspiring real estate investor with no knowledge or background in real estate. I thought about the idea of investing in real estate, but i never really got into it. I just started doing some serious learning and educating myself in real estate investing. But, like i said before,  I'm new at this type of business and dont really know where to begin.

My goal is to take real estate investing to my dream of financial freedom! I want to be able to be able to do things i want to do and have the things i want to have without having to wait 40 years down the road during retirement. However, in my current situation, i'm a little skeptical about taking on real estate investing. i currently work full time, a part time student, i dont really have a lot of cash saved up, and again i have little to no experience with real estate. Can anyone help me or lend some advice on how i can get started with my first deal? My idea of a plan to start out was to buy and flip homes to build up some cash or buy multiplex homes to rent out to start bringing in cash flow to eventually buy better deals. Ultimately, i want to own apartment complexes and have them work for me to my goal to success.

Again, can anyone lend a hand to newbie like me who doesn't really know where or how to start investing? Thanks!