I discovered Bigger Pockets through listening to a couple of podcast episodes and now am starting to browse the forums to get a better understanding of how I can start to branch out into more real estate investing.

I've browsed through the MLS, and from what I've seen houses tend to stay on the market their for a lot longer (not really a sellers market like in the triangle). 

I think Zillow is a fun place to browse for dream properties or to get a feeling for what it's like to live in another place.

Sadly I don’t have many contacts in real estate, so everything I have learned so far is from books and the pod casts and few of the forums I’ve browsed on bigger pockets.

In my daily browse of real estate sites I noticed this. https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/...It appears to be a converted barn or a house that looks like a barn for $80k on 3/4 acre.

In my daily browse of real estate sites I noticed this. https://www.realtor.com/realestateandhomes-detail/...It appears to be a converted barn or a house that looks like a barn for $80k on 3/4 acre.

Also browse your local market online and by driving around to learn about neighborhoods, home values, etc.

Nevada, Have you tried the casino's?

The only similarity I see is BitCoin was an investment vehicle which until recently was the domain of the professionals who understood it well but now its become a mass market casino where everyone with $200 in his pocket thinks he can partake and make it big.

@Michael Malloy Here is how I did it and hopefully it helps you make the jump as well.First, I took  a little bit of time to educate myself by reading books and browsing forums.