Newbie from silicon valley

[Jay Mani]

This is Jay. I'm a newbie to RE and found this forum when trying to evaluate a speculative investment. I like the community here - folks are so helpful even if questions (like ones I have) seem stupid for someone more experienced.

In the short term, I'm looking at investing in a high growth international market (which i understand since I grew up there) but there is no real cashflows to speak of. I found the forums lacking on evaluating growth investments alone (perhaps this is more about "investing" than speculation).

Please also let me know how to get my basics down on RE investing - references to books, CDs, online tutorials, whatever you think might help.