This is my first post on the Deep Pockets forum.  

(I know to steer clear of "gurus" but he did capture my attention at a young age).Fast forward and I am now 38 and looking to finally dive in.I have $20k put aside to "test" my ability with and I have a relative partner who can probably match that if needed.

I'll have time on Wednesday afternoon to meet up with anyone willing to assist in my diving into this.

Take your time, build relationships, dive into the forums, start to learn, and visit your local REIA meetings.Good Luck

After tons of prayer I felt like it was time to quit and jump off the deep end.

I have read that book as well along with a few others and we are deep in that plan as well, and can't wait to be free of "stupid debt"!

@Casey Staidl I think it depends on what type of investing you want to do.I'm assuming your talking about fix-and-flipping because you looking for seasoned flippers to answer your question, and if that's the case (though I'm not the most qualified on the subject) I'd suggest a looking for a partnership.If you can handle the project management side of things and find someone with deep pockets to fund the majority of the expenses and then split profits 50/50, I think that'd be the best leverage you can get. 

I have been diving in over the past week and it looks like there may be no bottom!

I am brand new to the real estate game and looking to dive in.

For the last 3 months I have just been diving into different resources from books to online articles to podcasts (which is where I found BiggerPockets) and even meeting with a few people who I knew were in real estate to see where they got their start and what my next steps should be.