Be sure to read through The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing to help you get started.Also - be sure to check out House Flipping: The Best of BiggerPockets.

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The beginners guide mentioned I should try to bring something to the table right away.

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For instance there are ways you can acquire properties without saving up 10% down.A good place to start is The Beginners Guide---in the "Learn" tab at the top of the page, just under the logo.

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Based on the research I had done it looks like there is ample opportunity for a beginner to make a mistake and sacrifice their hard earned cash.In the end, I think I did about 60 hours of property and process research and took home about $60 (about 15%) when the lien was redeemed.

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.

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

Have you read the free book, The Beginner's Guide?