There are a lot of good tips in the real estate agent forum about working with investors.

Go to Etsy and search for "rental property tracker," and you will find hundreds of nice spreadsheets to track 10-20 rentals, usually for under $10.Software has extremely helpful features like online payments, marketing syndication (click a button, and your property is advertised on multiple sites), electronic document review/signing, maintenance tracking, and owner reports.

I’m interested to know what first steps you took and any tips you might have for someone just beginning.

Look for private sales in public records or on FSBO sale sites, and/or6.

Networking Tips: How can I leverage industry events, meetups, and online communities to build relationships with potential investors?

Welcome to the community and be ready for a huge amount of information at your finger tips.

If you can get gross development value then you can figure what the most you can pay to make the site pad ready, do vertical and still make a profit.

Welcome to the community and be ready for a huge amount of information at your finger tips.

I see free dirt from other construction sites filling up and now a great lot location.  

Welcome to the community and be ready for a huge amount of information at your finger tips.