From there, I am not 100% clear as to the next step to take in this journey however, while figuring that out, I am reading books and blog after blog written by successful investors to gain as much knowledge as I can.At the advice of Gary Keller's "The Millionaire Real Estate Investor" and numerous other real estate blogs, I know I will eventually just have cast my fears aside and take the dive and close my first deal but, as a new member on BiggerPockets, I am here to learn as much as I can about investing and about my market along the way.I look forward to engaging with and learning from the community here and developing my professional network along my journey into real estate investing.

I recommend going to the pod cast page and starting there for as much information as you can soak up.

I love the pod casts too and am listening to them backwards.

You will find resources here from blogs to pod casts and forums.

Plus, episode 77 of Sean Terry's Flip2Freedom post cast has an amazing goal setting letter that you write to yourself dated a year from now.  

If you want a tie-breaker,  you can hire a structural engineer for around $400 - they will give you a clear statement as to what is needed.Also, be sure to consider the age of the house and where you are lifting e.g. near a bath, kitchen or other potential drain line) - if it is an older house and has cast iron pipes, you will probably have some plumbing work when you are done lifting. 

After listening to some of the pod casts I am very excited.

I'll be listening to the pod cast soon.

I also posted this in the multi-family forum - just trying to cast a wide net and learn all I can.We found an owner-occupied quad listed at $275K.

Hi everyone,I was listening to a pod cast and on the pod cast they recommend to introduce myself.