Best/first thing to do is get educated.

Hi everyone, I've been on biggerpockets for awhile reading and getting educated and I took the dive and bought my 2nd property and I just got done rehabbing it.

BP has free online educational courses and videos for you to watch and learn from and also has it's own podcast in itunes for you to listen to as well.

I plan to hold on these properties for a long time, because my goal from REI is to have an early and comfortable retirement.Advice from BP members:Right now I’m reading books, listening to podcasts, and educating myself before I start with this journey.

The only problem is I don't know what niche would be the most advantageous path given my current path of formal education. 

They were recommended by their financial advisor to talk to Pensco and so far they have not been any help and have actually confused them even more.

The best places to look is under the education tab and there you'll find the ultimate guide of real estate investing and everything else you need to know about real estate investing and then go from there.

Terrence Redmond II I envision providing affordable housing to post-education students and other working professionals in the Pittsburgh area.

If you're light on money, just starting with no education in the industry, I'd think you'd do well to hit $50K as net income in your 5th year.Just a dose of reality!

It's the guru strategy that needs to be corrected and that will be done by education, hopefully.People don't learn what they don't want to know.