Chatting with a few professionals in the field will be the best way to ramp up your understanding quickly.

I always start with a phone interview.

I'm a newbie  i think mistakes are bound to happen, moving forward lesson learn I just need to be more professional rather than personal couldn't take compassion out of my system  and paid dearly for it. 

I've always loved real estate but like in Brandon's book my parent's were not keen on the idea so I unfortunately listened went to undergrad then went to professional school.  

Working with two different professionals in two different locations will prevent either form being able to see your big picture and plan/adjust accordingly. 

Check the FLORIDA forums here and try the MEETUP app for your phone.  

They all say they are great on the phone, but  so did my current manager.  

Pick up the phone, call realtors, ask them.

I prefer to target specific properties, typically vacants, and track down a phone number. 

Facebook is a great place to get leads through boosted posts giving value, but you need to spend a lot of time building your business page and website so that they show you as a professional agent who knows what they are doing.One final note on Facebook advertising - unless you are directing a Facebook ad to a dedicated lead capture page and CRM, you are wasting your money.