Which avenue should I take?

[Bryan M.]

I recently joined this site and am in the research phase of starting my real estate investment business. I started thinking I wanted to jump into flipping homes, however, after reading many articles on this site it seems like I should start out wholesaling. I have fair-good credit and not too much money of my own to invest with. Should I build capital with wholesales and then enter the flipping arena? Another question, should I create an LLC ASAP or should that wait? I am also currently looking for a mentor, but my local investment club is not having meetings (they lost the Perkins where they held meetings and are looking for a new venue).