You can check Brandon's ebook The BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Real Estate Investing , it's a great learning resource to get started. 

Ask questions on the forums, listen to the podcasts, read their beginner guides and materials, and start connecting with people.

I'm Chris and I'm a complete newcomer to real estate investing and found this website by, you guessed it, Googling for beginners REI resources which lead me to the UBG.  

I'm 27 and an "ultimate beginner".  

Here are some new Member TipsTip # 1: How to Use @Mentions on BiggerPocketsTip # 2: Setting up Keyword AlertsTip # 3: 25 Tips for Real Estate SuccessTip # 4: Check out the Start Here pageTip # 5: Check out BiggerPockets Ultimate Beginner's GuideTip # 6: Listen to BiggerPockets PodCastDon't know which one to listen first..listen to BiggerPockets Podcast 108: Building a 350 million Real Estate empire using the 10X rule with Grant CardoneTip #7: VotesTwo things you may find useful:1.

Here are a few recommendations for you: Find and connect with other BP members that are in your area: http://www.biggerpockets.com/meet Set up keyword alerts to be notified of the topics that interest you: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts Read Beginner’s Guide: http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing Check out BP Podcasts: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/category/podcast/ If you wish to tag someone in the conversation on the forum, type @ followed by their name and then select that person below.

If you haven't yet, be sure to check out the The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing and don't forget to set up your Keyword Alerts!

There's tons of info already on this site (use the search bar at the top), but here's a couple places to start:The Ultimate Beginner’s Guide to Real Estate Wholesaling The Ultimate Guide to Using Direct Mail Advertising to Grow Your Real Estate Business

If you haven't yet, be sure to check out the The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing and don't forget to set up your Keyword Alerts!

Com it's a great start to networkDon't forget Biggerpockets is a great national networking site in itselfAlso you may want to check out Biggerpockets.com/ubg UBG stands for Ultimate Beginners GuideA lot of great Information without the hard sellLastly but most importantly check out bigger pockets podcast And their new podcast ask BP where they answer your real estate related questions