Sounds like you're off to a great start and you've joined the best online community -imoAre you familiar with the San Diego reia's?

Thanks for joining us!

Triangle Real Estate Investors Association (Raleigh, NC) - Meetuphttp://www.meetup.com/Triangle-Real-Estate-Investors-Association/You need to join a local real estate group or find a local mentor before you flush any money down the toilet.

I'm joining BiggerPockets to hopefully gain some insight on how to invest wisely, manage properties, make friends, and ultimately get closer to owning my very first property.How did I get into investing/business?

You can also join their FB group here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/CREIMU/ Also, read everything you can by @Wendell De Guzman .

I just joined BP and wanted to search for this before posting.I just got my first rental property and should close on it next week.

Still figuring out if I should or not.I am looking to become more of an active long term real estate investor (I have been investing in stocks since the age of 17) and I would like to join the Mid-Atlantic REIA.

Even think about rentals on some for building monthly cashflow.To me, the benefit of real estate with a full time job and cashflow from rentals, it helps reduce your AGI and overall propel you towards even more cash.Also, look to join a real estate investors group/club in your area and learn more on this website as I read about others on here going from 0 experience to 100% full time REI than I could have ever imagined.

Feel free to join us at our next meetup as well.

I wonder if this is a MeetUp group that I can join somehow to get further information on the times of their meetings, etc..?