@Marquese Mitchell you should probably look into attending a local REI meeting.  

, not to mention the late charges and legal fees. 3.I am currently overseas on work assignment and difficult to attend to any court hearing or handling matters in person.

I will be attending the University of Akron in the fall for mechanical engineering and hopefully one day I will be able to work full-time as an engineer while I gradually grow passive income through real estate to a point where I don't have to work anymore.

I just attended my first REIA meeting the other night and look forward to meeting others in the Midlands region and here on the BP forums.

(this will help keep you from getting distracted or overwhelmed)2) Attend look meetups in your area (search "real estate" on meetup.com and look here for BP meetups) and start connecting with investors.Just some thoughts.

This past week, I attended the first annual HOA meeting.

Welcome to the community @Victoria Miller Attending local REI events and meetups may help in finding potential investing partners or mentors.

I began attending the DFW REI Club meetings in Fort Worth to network and learn more about exactly what we were getting ourselves into.  

I also suggest you set up some keywords to receive notifications when topics of interest are being discussed.You should also start attending REIAs.  

HiInterested in attending meetings & speak with Folks in the Business (Polk County Tampa to Orlando Florida).I am a Retired U.S.