If you haven't yet, be sure to check out the The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing and don't forget to set up your Keyword Alerts!

You may want to set up some “keyword alerts” to notify the topics that interest you the most.All the best to you!

Let me be the first one to welcome all fellow Quebecois to this sub-forum :)For those who haven't used keyword alerts yet, drop everything you're doing and go set that up right now, this is probably the most useful feature on this site.

Lots of great connections all over but we also have a very strong and active contingent here in MA on here so make sure to find them (Set up some keyword alerts to find out about local topics) and get connected.Besides doing that on here make sure to get out to some of the many local investor events we have.  

I like how you phrased, "you could have closed your eyes for 18 years" and made 3.2M. 

Lots of great connections all over but we also have a very strong and active contingent here in MA on here so make sure to find them (Set up some keyword alerts to find out about local topics) and get connected.Besides doing that on here make sure to get out to some of the many local investor events we have.  

You'll get a wealth of REI knowledge and learn how to take full advantage of Bigger Pockets.Listen to the podcasts , get active on the forums & set up key word alerts to be notified when people are discussing topics you're interested in.

Key word however, THEORY! 

Make sure to set up your keywords and connect with local investors for some meetups!

Try getting in touch with some local REA's and remember to put in your keyword searches for your local area!