Just get the book and study or do you suggest a course and if so which one?

Learn as much as you can from their scenarios and study the markets you would like to get started investing in.

If there are any lessons here, it is to send your kids to law school and have them study really hard and identify cases with huge payouts.

sell it yourself, FSBO, hire attorney to help with paperwork, list on FSBO website, they often have fixed fee packages. have one price if buyer has no agent and another price 3% higher if they do have one so they are paying for their  own agent, like in other countries if market is good agent is not of much help, if market really bad agent is not of much help, Also act like every real estate agent does, in every academic residential RE study does with their own properties versus their fiducial clients, and list the property for more and list it for longer than they recommend to their clients. 

I have been constantly studying and trying to find connections.

Have been studying and searching for deals in other markets.Prices are too high in Long Island to start investing on our first deal.Does anyone have any experience investing in markets near NYC?

I’ve been studying and networking for some time now.

A cost segregation study will assess that value of the components of the property you purchase.

I'd love to hear your experience in Charlotte and any pointers you have on the area, and I'd be happy to talk through rental property strategy, as that's been my main focus in what I've been studying and networking with people about. 

Who studies the law to ensure you aren't in violation?