Starting from my backyard I'm looking to connect with some vets in the industry and familiar to the area/market.

Start with BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginners Guide (free).

It's never too late to start investing @Raul Velazquez!

If you do decide to start flipping homes- as a new investor you can either self finance with all cash, or you can contact a commercial lender like myself and expect terms to be 75-80% of the purchase price with 100% of the rehab financed through a draw.

Even a LOI is not strong enough to start spending time, effort and MONEY on due diligence.  

I'm a rookie in whole selling , I only have the knowledge that social media has and I think I understand how it works but have no idea of where to start or how its pretty frustrating not being able to provide for my family the way I want to and I could really use some advice or maybe tutoring in this subject, I just turned 20 and I want to have a good life in this economy I could really use any advice thank you so much.

@Jacob HavlovickCongrats on purchasing your first duplex and starting your house-hacking journey—this is a huge step toward building wealth!

I started prospecting the interior around 2 years ago.

@Paul Washington Below are the meets ups I typically go to.IMPACT Grapevine - https://www.meetup.com/DFW-REI-Network-Investing-Meetup/- Started in Bigger Pockets this group meets on the 4th Monday of each month.

Third, if they have $2bn of agreements (whatever that even means) why haven't they actually started building anything or even closed on the land.