Read and listen to podcasts on BP and other sites, too.  

However I hate to sit around doing nothing other than listening to podcasts and reading while saving.

Hello All - Been a listener of the BP Podcast for a few years now and I’ve finally gathered up the courage to purchase my first home with my wife!

Bottom line though ... you need to do your own research and read books and listen to podcasts as they answer all those questions in detail.

@Daniel MearsOkay so don’t listen to this guy ^

I have been listening to the Podcast ever since, I listened from episode 1 to about 60, then decided to move ahead to around the COIVD age to get advice and tips more aligned with the current climate.

Consistently spend time here on the Chicago forumGo to investor meet upsRead books & listen to podcasts like the BP ones and the Straight Up Chicago InvestorAsk for referrals from other investors

I listen to the bigger pockets podcast while driving to work and wish I could go to the beach instead of sitting in LA traffic. personal balance sheet as of 9/14/2021assets                                           liabilities                             bank:$1617.95                              car loan:$10,555.00               savings:$14,284.36                        credit card debt:$159.63emergency fund:$840                    student loans:$0 cash:$113.14 trading account:$1775.10coin jar: $18.75credit available:$6,000 income statement Average income:$2100Average expense:$1875savings rate:$225 social security number 802 00 1031,  just kidding haha what would you do if you had my financial strengths and weaknesses.

Since then I have joined BiggerPockets at the end of July, read "The Book on Real Estate Investing with Little or No Money Down," "How to Invest in Real Estate" and several others, along with listening to the BP podcast when ever I have the opportunity! 

I listen to the bigger pockets podcast while driving to work and wish I could go to the beach instead of sitting in LA traffic. personal balance sheet as of 9/14/2021assets liabilities bank:$1617.95 car loan:$10,555.00 savings:$14,284.36 credit card debt:$159.63emergency fund:$840 student loans:$0 cash:$113.14 trading account:$1775.10coin jar: $18.75credit available:$6,000income statementAverage income:$2100Average expense:$1875savings rate:$225social security number 802 00 1031, just kidding haha what would you do if you had my financial strengths and weaknesses.