Like I said, I am looking forward to hear other people's tips or comments.

all the videos I watch don't seem to make sense to me.

Dave, James, Dmitriy, thanks for tips.

A couple of months ago, I ran across one of Dave Meyer's videos, and that led me to the podcast, and that led me to the Real Estate Rookies podcast, and a host of others who I won't mention, but were nevertheless valuable.

I would appreciate any tips, advice, or recommendations for books and podcasts that have been valuable to you.I’m also interested in hearing your stories about how you got started and the challenges you faced along the way.Thank you for your insights.

I have been listening to biggerpockets podcast and youtube videos to really try to grasps the general idea of real estate.

Find Brandon's videos on YouTube for the "four square" method of analyzing homes and practice.

PM/connect I can tip some contractors, if they even will answer their phones these days

Any tips or recommendations on getting started are greatly appreciated.   

We can set a time to hop on the video or hell you should come check out Chicago for yourself!