It would be a good material to start here https://www.biggerpockets.com/courses/a-beginners-introduction-to-real-estate-investing

Hello Hamde, thank you for the introduction.

I'm planning to cross-post this introduction to the Dallas subforum, but if anyone here reading this is from the Dallas area, please reach out!  

My introduction.

Welcome back. In this section we will discuss how to better understand the asset lifecycle that auction.com utilizes to run their properties through auctions. This section will focus on live bidding on the website and...

I'm really nervous and excited at the same time about writing an introduction as I am not sure exactly what to say with my lack of experience in this industry.I will say that I have been doing a lot of research this past year!

I ultimately want to buy something and live in it, and I want to stay in LA, so while being a good investment on its own merits is important, what seems to matter most is that it be better than renting.I'm sure that this has been asked/answered elsewhere on the site so I'll be digging in to see what I can find, but it's the most burning question on my mind the last few days, so I figured I'd package it in with my introduction as well.Cheers, and looking forward to getting to know many of you over the coming weeks/months!

Any introductions, advice, etc. are all appreciated!

Great introduction.

Here's a few blog posts to get you started...An Introduction to Note InvestingElements of NPN Investment EvaluationEvaluating NPN Exit StrategiesDue Diligence for Notes - Tax and TitleDoing the Math on Mortgage Notes