There are plenty of shiny objects out there and it will be difficult not to chase all of them if you don't have 1 area of focus.That said, continue to soak up all the info now and then start to narrow it down after you're informed of the pros/cons of each.

I suspect the dryer stopped working because she overloaded it with soaking wet clothes that had not been through the spin cycle.

I don't have any properties and know very little about investing but soaking up information like a sponge.  

Over the past month, since discovering BiggerPockets, I've been soaking in the podcasts like a sponge.  

My name is Erik Romzek, and after about a year of trolling and soaking up as much information as I can, I thought it would be appropriate to finally introduce myself to the BP community.I'm a 30 yr old married University of Michigan grad, and am looking to take my interests in real estate and turn it into an income.

Sorry if that's a dumb question, I'm just getting started and trying to soak up all I can.

We call that "90's oak".

The damage is pretty bad with near by cabinets, floor boards under the kitchen tiles, and drywall on the siding of the house all being soaked with water and need to be replaced. 

I am really new to this Real Estate Investing game and I would like to introduce myself to the community and get a chance to maybe soak up some good, positive tips to help get me started.

After soaking in all this great information, we have some questions:Currently, we are looking for multifamily units in the Central Valley (Sacramento, Stockton, Modesto, etc) and there appear to be some rentals that cash flow nicely.