I saved up some money and bought something without having a clue.

After all, major retail stores and other businesses do it all the time.

Your closing costs will be detailed in an estimate....they usually seem high if you’ve never bought before.  

We didn't go to the receptions and all of them have since bought their own places and we are still friends.

I like to go brand new everything, I don't like  to go back and fourth to rental properties fixing and spending more money on repairs, but if its in a bad area with high vacancy rates save your money :)

For example, earlier this year I bought a property that had a total of 21 offers for $14,000 above asking.

I bought my first property with 20% down and spent 2 months fixing it myself (I hired a contractor to fix the things I am not allowed to fix such as electric).

To be specific, my steps to fully get into this world so far have been: Buy my first home Sign up to BiggerPockets website Listen to the first 5 podcasts (loving it)Send this messageEvaluate specialized Masters in R.E and meet with alumni and teachers plus attend one class as a guest observerMeet with friends working in the industry (mainly working for big Funds and Developers)Bought the 13 most widely recommended books in R.E.

Local bussiness , local parks post to (youtube, Instagram ,facebook) just build your brand  

Asking because my son has an attic apartment in his house which is a stone’s throw from a hotel, a 3 building campus for a tech employer and they are building a mega 7-11 type store in front of the hotel...walk to all three.