Good afternoon, I am new to real estate and investing.  

Here’s a more polished version of your message:Hello BiggerPockets community,A close friend has been encouraging me to get into real estate investing for years.

I have been listening to the podcast for a few months now and watching the "Real Estate for Rookies" YouTube show and I've been learning and also reading different books on real-estate investing.

Quote from @Paige Gardner: Hello, I have a question regarding about one of my strategies to get started in real estate without using a lot of money.

But they probably have to diagnose their problems first.So what is the real reason 95% of the people fail in as real estate investors?

Hey Noah Hope Your Doing Great ,My name is Dequan, and I'm a wholesaler specializing in distressed properties in Ohio, Virginia, and Pennsylvania.I came across your message and wanted to add to the suggestion of using Facebook groups to network with real estate investors.

Having worked with 1,000's of investors to Broker the properties I sell in my local market, and having worked with dozens of Property Managers, Turnkey Providers, Agents, Property Management Software Companies, Lenders, Inspectors and various other investment real estate vendors to market their products and services on my show, the one thing that stood out to be was the CEO Zach's obsession with the biz.In real estate we've get a lot turnover, a lot of flameout.

There are always opportunities in buying real estate, businesses, companies, etc., as long as you know (or think you know) what you are in for.

This was my second foray into real estate investing, the previous one being through a “full service” turnkey provider.

I work with Property Management in Houston but can recommend some great networking/educational events for you :) Check out Space City REI - there's monthly meetups with an educational speaker relating to real estate investing and there are plenty of Investors looking for Wholesalers out there!