New to real estate investing

[Carla Harris]

Hello all,

I am very excited and nervous at the same time about this new venture.  I've been a business owner for many years but in a wholly different industry.  My long term goal with real estate investing is to continue my community service without relying on government funding.  That said, I am not sure where to begin!  I want to learn I hope that this is the place to do just that.  I hope I am not "breaking any rules" in my posts... and as I've read in some of the posts, I am absolutely willing to share in the profits while I learn.  

I have fair credit and no money to start with, but I am a great student and willing to put the work in and any advice for a newbie would be most appreciated.  Based on what I've learned so far, wholesaling seems to be my first option to begin building an investing egg.  I would love to hear from any and all of you about first steps - even the best way to structure the entity - to "birddogging".

My name is Carla and I am in the DC area.  Thanks in advance and I look forward to working with you!