Always listen to your dad. 

I'd also recommend an amazon audible account so that you can listen to books on the go.- There are plenty of good RE podcasts including the BP podcast.

A great beginner step is to read books like The BiggerPockets Rental Property Investing or listen to the BP podcast.

The ability to do what you want, when you want, and have money coming in to support that.Things to work on: savings, credit, going to local real estate meetups, listening to podcasts, reading books.

I’ve also challenged them to listen to BP podcast as well, and explained that it’s up to them to educate themselves and fuel their minds - but I also know where my thought process was like at 20yrs of age.

@Rama KrishnaLearn the market, search the forum, listen to podcast, read books.

It has not filed for bankruptcy.The creditors meetings haven’t been particularly enlightening for creditors wanting to know where their money went.At the first meeting May 26, Van Gundy told those listening roughly a hundred times that she didn’t remember, recall or know the answer when questioned.That meeting, also conducted by telephone, was cut short after Wilkins said Van Gundy had suffered two seizures during the proceeding.The meeting was reset to June 23 but it also ended early because she had a seizure, her lawyer said.

The Triad area in NC is an exciting market, and it’s fantastic that you’re embracing long-distance investing—especially after listening to the BP podcasts for inspiration.

I'm a newbie to the BP community but a long-time listener of the BP Podcast.

Of course, you won't listen to this common sense because you know more than everyone else here on BP and will have to learn the hard way.So, recommend you find and attend some local investor meetings or commit to watching all the videos and reading all the material here on BP that you can.Good luck:)