Investing is a personal matter.Prior to the Internet, I would browse the personal finance section of the public library and local book store.

It just seems there are a lot of vacation rental properties in Tahoe area already, so on one hand I am concerned about vacancy rates, but when I browse through listings on vrbo seems like most of them are solid booked.

I have been doing research, taking courses, listening to podcasts, browsing forums, attending webinars etc about real estate investing for the past year but have yet to pull the trigger on my first rental property.

Hello all,I've just recently gotten bit by the bug of real-estate investing, and for the past few weeks I've been reading books about it and browsing the internet to learn as much as I can on the subject.As far as I can tell, it seems like it'll be a perfect way of combining my interests (photography and traveling) with the ability to make a living without working for someone else, and experience the satisfaction of fixing and building things.I'm active duty military now, and I'm planning on getting out in early 2013, then going to school using my GI Bill (hope to have my BS-BA/Finance finished by the time I get out, and continue to a MBA or go another route).

I've been looking around in some of the US' smaller cities and I think some cheap multi-family unites would be the way to go.Anyway, I'm probably going to just lurk and browse for a while.

Awesome @Cassidy Logsdon - I need to take a trip down to Windsor, some of the numbers just by browsing MLS look really attractive but I don't know the areas.

I have been browsing the forums and researching REI for a couple years now, and I finally think I am in a financial / knowledgeable position to get my hands dirty.If someone can point me in the right direction of getting started on purchasing a smaller single family / duplex rental property in the greater Nashville area, I would appreciate it.

I have browsed the boards and it is almost too much information!

Read through the Ultimate Beginner's Guide, browse through the forums, and listen to the podcasts.

I found BiggerPockets while browsing the web and was very impressed with the level of knowledge that is shared here.