You can get a Real Estate License and I have seen on BP blogs, that there is a good instructor with seminars in St.

Podcasts are a wealth of information in addition to the forums and blogs. 

Are you posting your progress anywhere like a blog Kyle?

Make sure to check out the very informative blogs. https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs

I wish someone wouldn’t have hacked that blog site about them... it really was a piece of art assembled by all the prior landlords up to when Andy got them, he just didn’t take a couple extra minutes and google their names or he’d have seen the blog pop up 1st article in his search.

You can listen and follow the “BiggerPockets and the #AskBP podcast, and the forum and blog.

This is from my recent blog post...Why REI’s should consider investing in Real Estate in Texas and Oklahoma…As a full-time Real Estate Investor, I primarily invest in Texas and Oklahoma, not just because I live here, I've looked into investing in many other states as well, but there are great markets in both Texas and Oklahoma where your money goes so much further.

They are very informative, and contain ample information. https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/

That might take out the whole out of town question.I don't have an answer for you but I'm sure there are a number of blog posts on this topic as well as a few hundred forum posts as well.

I've also been reading a variety of blogs on biggerpockets and I will be going to my first REI meet up this weekend.I would really appreciate it if I could get someones advice on anything else that I can/should be doing in order to be "adequately" prepared and educated to make my first deal?