Ignorance is not bad, but refusing to educate yourself is.

I'd suggest having her sign a disclosure of your intent to obtain a license and your RE education toward that goal, not required but a good idea. :)   

I have been listening to the early episodes of the Bigger Pockets podcast and joined the website in order to begin my education of the real estate world.

@Jon Holdman  having had to foreclose unfortunately on my share of borrowers during the crash I got educated in the small print where my first 25 years or so lending I never even read the small print.. its when things go wonky that the small print matters  :)

Scott The Book on Flipping Houses, The Book on Estimating ReHab Costs http://www.biggerpockets.com/flippingbookCouple good reads  9 Reasons You Couldn't Find A Buyer For Your Wholesale Deal Don't Start Wholesaling Until You Read This: Wholesale Advice from a Fix and Flipper How to Start Wholesaling: Getting Past The Education and Into the FieldDownload BP’s newest book here some good due diligence in Chapter 10.

I am an complete newbie to real estate investing.I joined bigger pockets to aquire education in real estate investing.

So nice that we are really interested in getting educated on buying more rental properties.

@Tajuana W.The first steps to success in a relationship intensive business like real estate investing is to educate yourself and build the team (partners) you need to monetize leads.

I now have a handful of properties here and, looking back 10 years, I wouldn't have done it differently.The reason is simple: in life, you need education.  

The best free education you can get.