It's nice to have a place to ask questions and get experienced advice. 

. - If calling real estate agencies, try to use ones which are experienced in the specific area you had in mind and have the most knowledge of it.

I would love to ask the community (experienced or a newbie) a question and feel free to answer below (if you want):What do you wish you could tell past self before you embarked on your investing journey?

@Steven Duck  what you describe the most likely way you would get started is simply with private money IE mom and dad aunt and uncle  good friend from child hood etc.seasoned investors would be a pretty tough go for some one with no capital and no experience.Suggestions:Now I know Minden is a small market but Reno is not... get a RE license go to work for a commercial broker ( part time if you can) and learn the business the right way.. by being around seasoned pro's who actually do deals.. on line training is hit and miss at best.. you have your rah rah buys like posted above who sell information... and you have your very experienced professionals Like @Don Konipol who give you a reality check. if you want into the business get in the business in a professional manner  sell some of these earn commissions learn as you go along then once you have put in some apprenticeship and have some experience to back up your desires you will find it much easier..

He seems to be one of the most experienced financiers on BP.Best of luck to you!

Because of the accessory apartment in primary residence some say that qualifies me as an experienced landlord others don't. 

Yeah well the main difference is that our market has experienced stable consistent growth nation wide for the most part since the 80's.

Currently we been experiencing growth and have hard money lined up but the APR and Down on these loans are typically higher.

Hi BP,I'm working on another deal and was wondering what you all thought as experienced investors.It's an SFR in a C class neighborhood.  

Having a good experienced Inspector can help you with capital expenses.