I'd suggest starting off with the following resources:1.http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthere2.http://www.biggerpockets.com/files3.The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Real Estate InvestingThese are really great places to get immersed in the benefits and tools of this community!

You're either a game player, or business person.  

Buying a house if you can afford it and haven't done that alreadyHooking up with an outfit, perhaps through the REIA's, and cold call or door knock for them for a while--or even grunt clerical work, just for the immersion.  

A couple of things I'd suggest to check out are these resources:1.http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthere2.http://www.biggerpockets.com/files3.The Ultimate Beginners Guide to Real Estate InvestingThey are really great places to get immersed in the benefits and tools of this community!

I have immersed myself in the world of REI, and am excited yet overwhelmed.

(Malcom Gladwell, Outliers)the 10000 hour ruleIt takes about 5 yrs of deep immersion to accumulate 10000 hours of study and thrashing about to get to a level of expertise.

I am hoping to fully immerse myself in the world of Real Estate but I am a novice and it can all seem very intimidating at times, but I am a go-getter and focused on growth in this area.

Jared Kott of Marblestone Properties has a ton of units down there, lives in the area, is high immersed in the community, and also provides management. 

Obviously it requires selling a property.You should otherwise try to immerse yourself with the must know’s of lending and lean on subject matter experts you may have come across in your investor career.

I hang my license with a property management brokerage so I can be fully immersed.