This is what I originally assumed, but felt that hearing from this great community was a good idea.  

Hello Bigger Pockets community,I recently graduated from college and started working full-time as a programmer.

Hello BP community!

Welcome to the BP community @Jeffrey Hepler You can find potential mentors by connecting with investors here https://www.biggerpockets.com/meet

That should work but you would need to update it as the forwarding expires after a period of time.http://www.cityofsacramento.org/Community-Development/Code-Compliance/Programs/Rental-Housing

Feel free to jump in the community here and also take advantage of the treasure of knowledge here.

So what I'm looking for from you, the greatest RE community, is some guidance on which strategy I should go with, and / or more details about HUD homes.I'd love to connect with people who have:Gone through the process of buying a HUD home (so I could get a step-by-step)An agent that specializes in HUD homes (I've heard too many stories of unqualified agents dropping the ball)Experience in the University Heights market (I've been looking on the west side mostly)Experience with FHA / 203(k) loans (to go over finer details)I would be extremely grateful if anyone could help at all.

., Addison, Texas, 75001 Fee to Attend: FreeInfo is at the top in the community section.  

I came across BiggerPockets as one of the first resources I encountered when I became interested in real estate investing, starting off with the BP podcast (I've marathoned ~60 episodes in two weeks) and the site itself.I'm excited (and to be honest, a fair bit intimidated) to get started in real estate investing, and I thought I'd reach out to the community to get more involved and accelerate my learning process.  

However, if you are connected in the community and know you can get a couple quality tenants, why not rent it out and pull some equity out if you want to free up some cash?