We are a not for profit member community that has tons of networking events, educational seminars and vendors to help you in any journey you find yourself attracted to. 

I work with several real estate developers across the country and they all do it differently.My suggestion is to find a property type and an area/neighborhood/city/market that you are drawn to and plot your course from there.As for the amount of money you'll need, it's gonna be mostly driven off the purchase price of the property.

Is it mainly a sales pitch or is there good knowledge that you cannot find elsewhere?

I didn’t have much money and needed to find a way to get in the game. 10 years later, I’ve got 29 SFR that profit 19k/month (not including things breaking or vacancies).

Building the right team is a great first step—wishing you both success in finding your first property in Baltimore.Welcome aboard and best of luck investing!

Also, hyperfocus helps me find a home with the right conditions - a stable but increasing-value neighborhood.

When you have both, it's very hard to quit and when you find it hard to quit-- it's likely you won't fail. 

I actually went to a REI meetup yesterday, and I was able to find a lender to help me out.

@Jordan Brown It might be difficult to find properties in your price range unless you're willing to house hack.

I have heard that CA is very competitive and very difficult to find deals in.