Complete Newbie to REI and Quite Overwhelmed at times.

[Joseph Nelson]

I am new to REI. I started giving it some serious thought earlier this year so i have been studying; read the The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to REI), watched videos on Youtube and started following/contributing to the REI sub on Reddit. At times all the information can be overwhelming especially all the numbers and trying to analyze properties.

I am not entirely sure where i want to invest/purchase my first property as I reside in CT, but have been trying to leave the same for years. There isn't much career opportunity here at the moment. 

I have some capital set aside for my first property about $30k. I am looking mainly to hold onto and rent  my property.