One of the ways is to join is listen to the webinar on Wednesday evening at 7:00 central time.  

Read, network, read, listen to podcasts on here, search on PB, ask questions, did I mention read? 

Of course, you need to read The Ultimate Beginners Guide to REI here on BPIf you haven’t already, please read/listen to these books ASAP!

Jeff Brown's BP podcast 017 and Dave Van Horn's BP podcast 028 are excellent ones to listen to regarding note investing.  

If by "trying your hand at wholesaling" you mean bird dogging for an experienced wholesaler in your market, then that's a find way to get started.If you mean go out and try it by yourself based upon reading a little about it and listening to a podcast, see the sentence directly above.

Hi everyone,I joined about a week ago and the more I navigate around the website and read the content/listen to the podcasts the more I get excited about this opportunity.

I have been listening to the podcasts as much as possible, during my commute to and from work, and while at home.

The reason I ask is because I was listening to one of the podcasts here, and one of the guests said though he was from Southern California, his first investment was in Texas.

https://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing This guide will give you a very thorough overview of real estate investing and help you pick your niche.Be sure to download and listen to the Bigger Pockets podcasts.

I also listen to BP podcast, webinars and read the forums and I have learned so much from these sources.