Been reading and listening for about a week now trying to gain as much education as I can to make an initial investment.  

He heads a workshop called Smart Start Real Estate Investing, which is aimed towards educating and getting beginners started.

I have not found an end buyer who wasn't okay with this is explain properly by your educated real estate attorney. 

Notes are an area that experience alone will NOT teach you what you should know, especially if you start learning from another under educated investor/dealer who spends all their time trying to pull deals.

Ignorance is not bad, but refusing to educate yourself is.

I'd suggest having her sign a disclosure of your intent to obtain a license and your RE education toward that goal, not required but a good idea. :)   

I have been listening to the early episodes of the Bigger Pockets podcast and joined the website in order to begin my education of the real estate world.

@Jon Holdman  having had to foreclose unfortunately on my share of borrowers during the crash I got educated in the small print where my first 25 years or so lending I never even read the small print.. its when things go wonky that the small print matters  :)

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 FieldDownload BP’s newest book here some good due diligence in Chapter 10.

I am an complete newbie to real estate investing.I joined bigger pockets to aquire education in real estate investing.