New member from the Houston, TX area

[Marcos Medina]

As the subject states, have recently come upon some capital and looking to learn the ropes 

[Michael Le]

Hi @Marcos Medina, welcome to BP. I wouldn't necessarily announce that you have recently come into some capital as there will be people along promptly to try to relieve you of said capital.

Read the Ultimate Beginner's Guide on this site, listen to some podcasts, and read some blogs. Take your time and get the basics out of the way. Then head on out to some of the local meetups to do some networking. Don't be too eager to spend that capital quite yet and don't pay for any education yet. See what you can learn for free before you decide if it's worth it for you to spend more.