Start with BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide (free).

Are you able to start investing in your hometown instead?

I personally have no connections with anyone who is involved in this niche and I'm wondering how other people have started their journey.

Small investor with 5 properties (10 doors) and made a 2025 goal to start using more of the features of BP. 

I’ve been dreaming the last few years of starting an event venue, something for weddings, gatherings, etc., preferably with a great outdoor space.

@Vidit Maini You might want to be more specific regarding what type, if business you want to start.

Here is one recommendation as you begin your REI journey.Make sure to have your team around you before you start, or as Brandon Turner from the BP podcast calls it, your CORE4. 

starting with a flip" is really tough because flipping takes capital. 

As others said, your lease should address who is responsible and how issues should be communicated to the landlord. 

Once you know what specifically is stopping you, you can address it directly—whether that means learning more, asking specific questions, or just taking a smaller step forward.Sometimes the biggest hurdle is just narrowing down that fear and facing it head-on.