Sammie,Check out the Start Here pagehttp://www.biggerpockets.com/starthereHere's a BP article on some practicals on finding a mentor:http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/04/16/finding-mentor-real-estate/Also, an article on basic [low cost, almost free] acquisition strategies that I've done or still do since I started:http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/04/23/acquisition-domination/Here's some books I would recommend for personal growth as an investor and as you enter this industry:Think and Grow Rich:http://www.soilandhealth.org/03sov/0304spiritpsych/030413.hill.think.and.grow.rich.pdfHow to win friends:http://erudition.mohit.tripod.com/_Influence_People.pdfRichest Man in Babylon:http://www.ccsales.com/the_richest_man_in_babylon.pdfWould also recommend Tim Ferriss' 4 Hour Workweek, Michael Ellsberg's The Education of Millionaires, and Who Moved My Cheese

Walter,Here's a BP article on some practicals on finding a mentor:http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/04/16/finding-mentor-real-estate/Also, an article on basic [low cost, almost free] acquisition strategies that I've done or still do since I started:http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/04/23/acquisition-domination/Here's some books aren't specifically about real estate, but will enrich you as an investor and businessman.Think and Grow Rich:http://www.soilandhealth.org/03sov/0304spiritpsych/030413.hill.think.and.grow.rich.pdfHow to win friends:http://erudition.mohit.tripod.com/_Influence_People.pdfRichest Man in Babylon:http://www.ccsales.com/the_richest_man_in_babylon.pdfWould also recommend Tim Ferriss' 4 Hour Workweek, Michael Ellsberg's The Education of Millionaires, and Who Moved My Cheese

Think of it this way if you were a contractor -- would you rather have to spend a bunch of time trying to market to homeowners to get a one-off job here and there for a little extra money or work with investors who will give you routine work week after week?

I now work from home for a private company that sells to Rockwell (think 4 Hour Work Week by Tim Ferris) and enjoy working on my real passion, real estate investing.As for the market, Rockwell is a huge factor because it's the largest private employer in the state and it is doing well.

I just finished reading the book and because I lack experience I am just blown away.

All you have to do is work 4hrs a week and you can be a millionaire? I read this book because many people on the site have ...

Ignore the possible problems for the target market for your real estate investments may be a fatal mistake.From an article released today, August 16, 2013:Real weekly earnings fell a half percent in July alone, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as hourly wages dropped 0.2 percent and the average workweek shrank by 0.3 percent.

In typical 40 hour work weeks its 9 weeks.

One book I really love is The 4-Hour Work Week, it totally changed my way thinking about work and that less is more.

I have been listening faithfully to every podcast (up to 56 right now) and just got my copy of 4 hour work week.

Then four-hour work week it and let others run it for me as I move onto the next area.If I'm able to leave the 9-5 in the next five years, so be it.