Edgar1: put a business card together...nothing fancy just have phone # and email address. 2:hop on MeetUp and attend as many meetings as possible 3: network, network, network.  

@Gene Quiocho Networking at local meet ups is a good start!

Don't have much of a buyers list yet.Just started doing marketing in my area (bandit signs, Internet adds).I'm scheduled to attend my first REIA meeting in a couple of days (very excited about that).

Not necessarily as good as it sounds due to having to meet the standard deduction, which is around $12k or $13k for families, I believe, before any real savings kick in.

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!

Welcome to BP, Carlos.One way to get your buyers list is to attend your local REI meet, and develop contacts there.

I'm looking forward to meeting you!

Then meet in the middle.  

The lender I got my first mortgage through is saying I need 6k in reserves to meet the criteria.

Nice to meet everyone and looking forward to kicking this into higher gear. - Glenn