Quote from @Samantha Benz: Hey everyone, I am a brand new investor and member of the Bigger Pockets Community.

Connecting with local GC groups in your area will help you connect with subcontractors, find out tips and tricks of the trade in your local area (since all areas and their real estate differ slightly).Also, have you considered the motivation behind building a brand-new duplex versus finding one on the market?

Have a big database, sellers who look up my brand/appeal.

I started by house hacking and it's gone well in Columbus.

BP has a book on Partnerships written by Ashley Kehr and Tony Robinson.On the technical side I would suggest partnering on a single flip which can be done with a simple JV agreement before jumping into creating an entity and crafting very good operating agreements.

Or I could suck it up and create a brand new website on WordPress for $1000 and then not have to pay more than $10 a month for the web hosting. 

I’ve invested with both wellings and sunrise   Wellings invests in other peoples funds   They do the due diligence on various operators and invest in only the best ones. 

Its not as easy but once you are up in running you are building a brand, equity in your business, and also constant flow of leads.

I'm brand new to Bigger Pockets and just recently moved to Los Angeles County.

With land investing/flipping becoming more democratized/accessible  (so many landed courses, tools, resources etc), current prices/RE trends etc, is it still worth getting into land investing/flipping for a brand new RE investor ?