I've never owned a house. Where do I start investing?

[Jake Calle]

Hi everyone, my wife and I want to do our first investment in Real Estate. We were told that there are First-Time Homebuyers grants right now that give you about 30k to purchase but you must live in that house for at least 5 years. The only reason we want to avoid this is that we are more interested in investing and renting to someone else. We currently pay very little rent and therefore are not in a rush to move into a new house right now. Does this make sense? Are there any other tips can you share with us? We just want to take the smartest first step. Happy Holidays everyone!