I've studied a lot about various sections of this niche and checked out my first property yesterday. thats all I have to say and i hope everyone has a great day and we all make some money !!!

I've picked the zip code I want to work in, am now studying the neighborhoods and watching for deals.  

Seems as if you need to study a lot of what @Brandon Turner does.

I've been studying the market for about 2 years now and hoping to land my first couple of deals this year.  

The land was formerly zoned m and with a expensive study done by a geologist we have determined it sits on 500m USD worth of high grade rock.

If you are not, then the only thing to do now is study, among other things what things cost!

When the music stops, someone is held holding the potato.

But a lot of folks on this site cringe at paying for any kind of education  LOL... and some really cringe if your talking 10's of thousands because in their market that's the price of a dog gone house.Good luck with it.But if your on a limited budget and want a Career and not just try to make fast bucks then study and get a RE license and go into a niche of RE that interest you.. there is much more success generally in that then trying to wing it on your own... and if you get with a good brokerage you can earn and you learn.. not starve and go into debt. 

Let me suggest that you 1 - study your local Airbnb market.

which ever is shorter and faster I'll take it,it might be fun to just have my licence to invest in another state than my home state even tho money can be made anywhere.I just want the study and the exam to go smooth no stressing