Here are some recommendations for you:Find and connect with other BP members that are in your area: http://www.biggerpockets.com/meetSet up keyword alerts to be notified of the topics that interest you: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alertsRead Beginner’s Guide: http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investingCheck 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 the name of that person which should appear below the comments box.

This should take 10-20 mins to complete.1) Please setup the key work alerts – Keyword alert 2) Search and Subscribe to you local BP forum and any other forums that you are interested in based on the real estate strategy that you are looking for. - Forums3) Network with the fellow BP members from your area or area of interest. - Meet4) Download to review Brandon Tuner's list of 'The Top 20 Real estate books Every Investor should read' and the list .These books a very good way to keep yourself educated on things that was already documented by the experts.

Is there anyway to turn off when you guys "help" out by changing the frequency of how often I get keyword alerts if I don't happen to click on them for awhile since I can see from the headline that it doesn't interest me or god forbid I'm working and just skip it for a day here or there.It resets to weekly so then I get this thing with hundreds of threads and I don't look at anything.Additional peeve is that when I get something saying this is happening if I didn't have to go and try to reset it multiple times before it actually works it wouldn't be so damn annoying. 

This should take 10-20 mins to complete.1) Please setup the key work alerts – Keyword alert 2) Search and Subscribe to you local BP forum and any other forums that you are interested in based on the real estate strategy that you are looking for. - Forums3) Network with the fellow BP members from your area or area of interest. - Meet4) Download to review Brandon Tuner's list of 'The Top 20 Real estate books Every Investor should read' and the list .These books a very good way to keep yourself educated on things that was already documented by the experts.

Try to setup some keyword alerts for Chicago and also search the site to see if what you're looking for is here.

Here are some good places to start: http://www.biggerpockets.com/meet- find and connect with other BP members that are in your area.http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts - Set up keyword alerts to be notified of the topics that interest you.And, of course thehttp://www.biggerpockets.com/forums - ask any question about real estate!

This should take 10-20 mins to complete.1) Please setup the key work alerts – Keyword alert 2) Search and Subscribe to you local BP forum and any other forums that you are interested in based on the real estate strategy that you are looking for. - Forums3) Network with the fellow BP members from your area or area of interest. - Meet4) Download to review Brandon Tuner's list of 'The Top 20 Real estate books Every Investor should read' and the list .These books a very good way to keep yourself educated on things that was already documented by the experts.

You might want to check out the A Beginner's Introduction to Real Estate Investing to help you get started.Also -be sure to setup some keyword alerts - especially for "Dallas" so you can jump into local conversations.See you around the forums!

I suggest you setup keyword alerts and get into your local market meetups of real estate investors (or just search the site for your local forums).

Oh - and be sure to set up some keyword alerts - especially for "Timaru" so you'll be notified when people mention it here in the forums.Thanks again for introducing yourself!