Recommended Education For A New Investor

[Tony Lanier]

Hello BP Members,

I was recently reading a thread by @Russell Brazil where the subject was, is BP setting unrealistic expectations. The subject generated many different perspectives aimed primarily at the newbie investor. The responses I should say was aimed primarily at the new investor. I as a newbie, understand this is not a get rich quick game, and as a general rule of life, anything worth doing is not easy nor for the weak hearted. The feedback as I perceived it, was most newbie investors lack the education needed to succeed in Real Estate. A statement was made that the biggest problem they saw was people commenting on something they know nothing about. This is why I try to always disclose in any comment that I may add that I am a new investor so, take it for what it is worth, and to try to attain an answer from an experienced investor. My question is, where to gain this education excluding a 20k price tag, and is formal Real Estate investing education per say, better than actionable Real Estate investing? Would becoming an RE agent give you a solid foundation to build upon?

Regards,Tony