Newbie real estate investing in Atlanta, GA

[Alan Matthews]

Hey everyone!  My name is Alan Matthews and I'm a software engineer at a SaaS company here in Atlanta, GA.  After reading Rich Dad Poor Dad, my entire perspective on finance and earning income changed dramatically.  I've been looking to get more involved in real estate and have been listening to the BP podcasts daily.  I've also bought a few of the BP produced books by J Scott and Brandon Turner and I'm hungry to learn more.  No properties yet, but wanting to fix that soon!

For now flipping houses excites me the most, but I'm open to other areas like rental properties or wholesaling.  Any thoughts on next steps?  Get my real estate agent's license?  Focus on looking at tons of deals?  Are there any meetups in the metro/ITP area that I should be going to?

Look forward to networking with everyone!