If you haven't yet, be sure to check out the The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing and The BiggerPockets Podcast.

Jill - I'd recommend starting by reading our Ultimate Beginner's Guide at http://www.biggerpockets.com/ubg -- there are some links in there to different podcast episodes as well, but it hasn't been updated lately, so the new shows won't be reflected.Frankly, I think you would derive value from every single show, but I'll let someone else leave their opinion on what's best for new investors.....

If you haven't yet, be sure to check out the The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing and The BiggerPockets Podcast.

If you haven't yet, be sure to check out the The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing and The BiggerPockets Podcast.

Here are a few recommendations for you:Find and connect with other BP members that are in your area: http://www.biggerpockets.com/meet Set up keyword alerts to be notified of the topics that interest you: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts Read Beginner’s Guide: http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing Check out BP Podcasts: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/category/podcast/ If you wish to tag someone in the conversation on the forum, type @ followed by their name and then select that person below.

Anyone have a guide that points out the major things you should look for( im talking about structural info like number of rooms sq ft etc etc)?  

Time to build the foundation below.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthere Check out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.Check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice.

Have you read the Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing (http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing)?  

I would suggest starting with this great free guide: http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investingAs @Rob Scarborough mentioned above the podcasts are an amazing source of information as well.Good luck with BOTH of your new endeavors!!!!

Time to build the legacy and foundation below.Check out the Start Here page http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthere Check out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's Guide - A fantastic free book that walks through many of the key topics of real estate investing.Check out the free BiggerPockets Podcast - A weekly podcast with interviews and a ton of great advice.