I suggest you immerse yourself in the educational material BP offers.  

If you told me that one of my syndications went bust tomorrow, and I am out $50K and there is nothing I could do, I would honestly be upset about it for two days, smile, and go back to immersing in Mandarin.Here's why.Its all about the time, energy, and stress put into the investment to begin with.

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!

For Real estate agents buying properties that are miles or countries away from you, wouldn't you find it awesome to see the property online through a True 3D immersive virtual tour?

I would love to work for free for a seasoned investor just so I can learn and immerse myself in this business.

Like you, I've completely immersed myself into books, podcasts etc and have now started going to Networking events (scared $#hitless) b/c I have to get over that fear as well.

After years of “thinking” about getting into REI I’ve finally decided to face my fears and immerse myself in this world.

Immerse yourself with knowledge on that specific strategy that you chose.

You really need to immerse yourself and learn all you can.

@Josh Brown thank you I have begun to really immerse my self in this world.