newbie to Real estate investing

[Lovely T.]

aloha everyone! so here i am, totally new at this and pretty nervous about this whole REI thing. I'm looking at the big picture at what this could mean if i become successful in this business ( more time for my family, keeping promises about vacations to my kids, not needing to work 7/24/365, etc)... any and all advice would be greatly appreciated. So starting off, should i create a team first? or schedule with a lawyer first?