thank you @caitlin I have been absorbing lots from BP and I particularly enjoy the podcasts.

There is so much information to absorb and you will likely find good answers to a lot of questions just browsing around.

Stick around the site and absorb as much as you can.

For now I will focus on absorbing the content available in the form of articles and blogs, staying tuned in to the discussions on the forums, and developing my strategy.

Over time whatever heavy cash outlay you lay out will get absorbed into this ratio and it should be included.

There's a ton to absorb on the site. 

My interests are in long-term investing (residential buy and hold/rent), and I would love to meet other people in the Little Rock or Central Arkansas area with similar and different REI investing strategies.I think my brain has absorbed all the books/articles/websites it can at the moment, so right now I'm trying to make some local REI contacts in the hopes that it will spur me on to further action.

I'm new to this "game" and absorbing as much information as a human sponge can.

I've been on BP for a little while now and absorbing all the information I can.

I have been absorbing a ton of information so far.