Another Newbie to RE Investing in Bloomington, Illinois

[Gary Krautwurst]

Hello to everyone on BP. I am a new investor in RE and from what I can see here I could use some help in finding the "Beginner's Path" through all the BP info.  I believe I would like to start with some Raw Land flips through tax liens in order to develop some working capital.  Then I believe I could move into some buy & hold single family units through foreclosures or tax liens again.  So please share some of your wisdom with this Newbie.  If you were to start all over again, what path would currently be the safest way to net about 1/2 a Mil. in  6-7 years.  I'm glad I found this site and thanks in advance.