Shop around before deciding.Stay on plan and watch out for the shiny object syndrome too because things will distract you along the way.

Don't get shiny object syndrome like most and jump from thing to thing without becoming great at anything.

I think one of the hardest things getting started for me was avoiding "shiny object syndrome".

@Shawn Ackerman  when I started there was no such thing as wholesaling if you wanted in the real estate industry you got a licesne or went to work with a developer or builder or property manager.. you went into resi  or retail commericial etc etc.So for me I got my RE license at 18 and made commission my brokers at 20.. become a HML of some repute by 32.. and so on and so forth all with proper licenses and I worked as a professional in the industry.Now granted what you folks have in your neck of the woods is a lot of rental SFRs  we don't have that here.. and you have a ton of landlord burn out syndrome and or just plain older real estate owned by older folks.. and so on and so forth..

Not shiny object syndrome, smart analysis of the market and application of the appropriate strategy. 

@Jd Martin  I sometimes get a serious case of shinny object syndrome.. but in real estate that can be good thing.. find a market before someone else and exploit it on the run up... there is so much more to real estate than simply buying and renting a SFR or small multi..there is a big wide world out there of opportunites..

Ignore the shiny ball syndrome and just get out there and do it. 

@Stephen BeaudoinI call that the "Cinderella syndrome", best deal could be the first deal (although rare;-)Your point is well taken "be ready."

Will I be chased off or looked at like the 90% of "shiny-object" syndrome newbies that talk a lot but don't do anything?

After listening to the podcasts I've learned that being consistent and sticking to a game plan and not getting the "shiny object syndrome" will help me remain on the right path.