Brand New - First steps

[Quentin Pidcock]

So I have never done anything with any part of the real estate market. (Never even rented before.) I have virtually no cash on hand for a down payment. I'm a night manager at a hotel so I have some free time through the day. I have a lot of political relations. (Knowing people in code enforcement, appraisals, PVA, county and city clerks, judge executive, etc.) I always see what looks like good deals to me but I know the untrained eye can sometimes see a bad deal as a good deal. 

I am looking for the first steps that a total newbie can take to fast track as much as possible. (Not getting any younger and you cant' make money on the sidelines.) I have no issue with doing the leg work (I actually enjoy it). I just don't know what to do. 

Any Suggestions?