Absolutely New to real estate::Will do what it takes::NJ/DE area

[Ashish Agrawal]

Hi BP community! I am absolutely fresh to real estate discipline of investing with neither deep or big pockets. Interested in Princeton, NJ & Wilmington DE area - Investing Goal: Buy low townhouse/small single house that yields small buffer from rental income post loan/opex (hopefully).

Pros/colleagues in NJ/DE area - please help me get started with guidance on establishing connections and really help me define roadmap - 

1. should I find an real estate agent who deals with foreclosure/short sell. 

2. is foreclosure/short sale really the right first investment for a completely clueless person to start

3. what should be first step to start getting hands dirty and not just read books/ blogs - kind of action oriented learning.

Hope to hear and get some awesomeness trickle through..

Ashish

[Odie Ayaga]

In your situation the first thing I'd suggest is going to a local REIA meeting and networking. SJREIA comes highly recommended and has meetings in your area. Out of curiosity, why such different target areas?