I was on the fence about it for awhile, but I definitely want to keep educating myself in Real Estate.

All the best :) I'm trying to start wholesaling, so I'm asking this out of a genuine desire to be educated.

I'm on the lookout for my first deal, and hope to invest in a small multi-family unit sometime soon to start my real world education.

As you know, the wins keep the lights on and the losses are your education.

Best/first thing to do is get educated.

After that I hope to break into real estate somehow ( I've yet to decide exactly what I'll do—I'm in the early stages of education/exploration).

Marketing strategies, employee requirements, compliance costs/requirements, software costs, training/education, insurance requirements, etc all are not within any model that you would use one another industry model...it is it's own animal, Without explicit insider knowledge of the escrow profession, it is usually a suicide mission to start up an escrow operation.

At BP, you can network with tons of investors, watch and learn from the free online videos and educational courses, and listen to BP's podcast in itunes.

@Carlos Guzman - As per PA Real Estate Law, new licensees must take 60 hours of education prior to taking the Real Estate License Test.

Best/first thing to do is get educated.