As you read these books, watch the BiggerPockets podcasts.

You will learn a lot from the forums and podcasts available here but also don't be afraid to branch out and find local real estate meetups in your area.

As you read these books, watch the BiggerPockets podcasts.

Recent STR Pros Podcast about the Poconos:https://hospitality.fm/show/episode/mastering-the-poconos-ma...Also:How to Feel Confident Purchasing STRs in the Poconos  

I feel like this goes against the entrepreneurial spirit of building your own portfolio but does anyone have experience with “rent to retirement” as featured on the ads for all the podcasts?

Here's a link to a really great, short podcast on this topic, tons of great info in there. 

I've been watching YouTube videos, reading, listening to podcasts.   

Hi Latif, I will be the first to say that I'm relatively new to this, but have spent the last 6 months deeply educating myself through local RE investing clubs, Fortune Builders, BP and other blogs and podcasts, and many books.Generally speaking, the only house I'd recommend paying down is the one you and your family intend to live in for the next 10-20 years.

The arbitrage crowd that watches pod casts saying how cheap and easy it is continue to try and fail only to sell off all that furniture they just bought.

You might want to listen to some of the BP podcasts on some of the other ways that real estate "pays" you, outside of cashflow.Keith Weinhold from Get Rich Education also has a good podcast and regularly discusses the 5 different ways that real estate pays you.