Hi James, warm welcome.I'm Gisele, from London.I am a newbie too and plan on making my first investment very soon [wholesaling].I may not be of great help but if I could give you one piece of advice, is to educate yourself to the maximum [REI ebooks, books, podcasts, webinars etc].

At BP, you can watch and learn from the online videos and educational courses that BP has to offer on this site.

I hope I can educate myself to be able to start making deals.I look forward to have an enriching experience.AD

Looks like I need to make sure that I'm fully informed and educated on the inner workings of my underwriter, otherwise it could cost me some serious money.

Focus on educating yourself and gaining the knowledge to navigate through homeowner problems. 

Almost all of the REAL real estate education takes place in the real world, not the classroom.

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 FieldUltimate Guide to wholesalinghttps://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2015/01/31/ultimate-beginners-guide-real-estate-wholesaling-2/Download BP’s newest book here some good due diligence in Chapter 10.

I will definitely keep educating myself.

The Best thing to do is get educated.

I actually had just heard of BP and went to the forums talking about gurus and mostly because of my husband we didn't pay the big money for education.