If you look at a website provider like investor carrot or lead propeller, they don't ask for your credentials or if youre assigning contracts or closing on the properties.  

I have just purchased my first house and intend to rent out my extra rooms in order to propel my real estate investing journey. 

As these markets begin to gain strength from supply of empty space being absorbed, job growth and population growth will again propel these markets.Real estate value investors are presented with inefficient markets when the prices drop below rising strong fundamentals.Find Inefficient MarketsMarket forces drive real estate prices higher or lower than intrinsic values.

Once you are able to successfully do one deal i think that taste of accomplishment helps propel you to the next one and so forth. 

I also want to start with the right first move to propel me forward.

They are going to be like how astronauts start with digital plane simulators, then ride in a plane, then fly a propeller plane, then review the charts, then move on to a digital jet simulator, review those charts, then a digital space shuttle simulator, then a space shuttle, with a thousands steps in between.

As a propeller-headed IT geek, here's what I know: With regard to the setup/installation, I would do a network video recorder with PoE (Power over Ethernet) cameras.

The book has been cited by many as one of the books that propelled them into real estate investing and if that is true then it has had a great impact.

Edward, it sounds like you've got some great experience to propel you forward.

This time has helped me see that my job actually helps propel me toward my goals despite having nothing to do with RE and I make more progress when working compared to when not working.