Read BP books (The Book on Rental Property Investing, Managing Rental Properties, Set For Life), watch Youtube videos, etc. 

Just like everything else in life, get started, keep honing those skills (i.e. keep reading, keep learning, keep attending the meetups) and watch yourself get better and better witch each property you buy.I hope this helps and good luck on your real estate journey!

It took me two years to get out of my head and do a deal.Second, I jumped on BP because, while I've watched some of Sean Terry's videos, I don't know too much about his reputation.

Watch yourself with her.

Mississippi, like California and almost every other state, has several regions and sub regions and each has its strategies and gotchas and opportunities and watch-out-fors...that said, step one is getting boots on the ground in the town/region/holler that you can trust. 

Just like everything else in life, get started, keep honing those skills (i.e. keep reading, keep learning, keep attending the meetups) and watch yourself get better and better witch each property you buy.I hope this helps and good luck on your real estate journey!

I did hear on one of the videos I watched to try to purchase off market. 

Just stayed inside and watched/heard the persistent rain for days.

Keep in mind anyone can watch a few You Tube videos and think they know enough to teach others. 

Just like everything else in life, get started, keep honing those skills (i.e. keep reading, keep learning, keep attending the meetups) and watch yourself get better and better witch each property you buy.