Finding a local REIA can be as simple as a quick Google search or browsing the National Real Estate Investors Association website.

Utilize podcasts and dedicate maybe 15-20min every other day to this forum and browsing it to learn.Best of luck!

I'm halfway through "The Ultimate Beginner's Guide" and browsing several others. 

I have used AirDNA in the past and I received good and bad data but I personally just browse listings in my area and do a thorough research on my area.

@Edwin Parrilla speak with a real estate agent in your area, the local MLS might have a consumer facing site that you could browse for your own educational purposes.

After scouring the internet and browsing various lists, I noticed that several of the books were from the bigger pockets publishing company.

I'm honestly baffled why there is even a debate about this.Better to pay cash or draw against a pre-arranged line of credit for short term deals, rehabs, and flips that require speed.I browsed through this thread and didn't really see any mention of what income tax does to your income on long term holdings that are debt free.On stable, boring single family residential, 60-70% medium to long term debt is definitely in order.

Hello, I'm fairly new to bigger pockets and I was browsing for local members and ran across this thread.

I'm reading, listening to podcasts, and browsing the forums, but I haven't gone to any meetups which I need to start.

Two sites with mediocre ranking are worth less than one site with better ranking because most users don't dig very far into search results.Lead generation often needs a squeeze page where the user enters their information and doesn't isn't presented with links for browsing the rest of the site.