I am starting out and planning to make my first RE investment in the Q1 2025.

BiggerPockets is full of resources designed to help you along your journey, whether you are just getting started or a seasoned investor.

Could you expand upon "leverage the start of your entire life"? 

Maybe start in my comments haha

I really want to do local meetups and interact with more advanced investors but don’t know where to start.

I am new here just trying to learn and gain knowledge to start buying my own rentals 

Great start to life. 

My agent was a very nice older lady, but no idea about investing, it all worked out and once the first rent checks started coming in started gaining some confidence.

I’d appreciate any guidance or tips to get started on the right path.

This will just turn into a ventfest with everyone complaining about how they can’t find good cleaners, Handymen, Plumbers, roofers, lawncare, snow plow, electricians, etc etc etc.And everyone complaining how they had to fire their last cleaners because cleaning crew members got in a huge fight in the front yard and started throwing things at each other…And how they had to fire the cleaners before that because they showed up drunk…And how they had to fire the cleaners before that because they never even showed up…