Well it was recommended to me to pick up a used real estate agent book in order to learn about real estate.

Recently picked up The Millionaire Real Estate Investor and I'm excited to get started with my first rental property :)I'd love to connect with anyone in Chicago or anyone who's also on the path to their first property.

My advice is to pick a strategy and learn in incremental steps.

You got a lot of properties in the high desert to pick from.Feel free to add me to your network.

I enjoy listening to the podcasts and going through random threads to see what catches my attention.

Stay active on the forums while connecting with other investors in your area and pick a niche.

take them out to coffee and pick their brain!  

I have a grant writer friend here on Kauai, so I'll pick his brain.

Hey welcome to BP pick up the book here on BP by @Brandon Turnernamed "The book on investing in Real Estate Low and no money down" this will teach you a few different ways to get involved with little or even no money .

I am also an investor in LI & it would be great to pick your brain & bounce some ideas.