Immerse yourself in the education here and you will have everything you need to get started.

I'd like to try and immerse myself a little bit by attending a few meetings before jumping in and looking for my first properly, after I have a solid understanding of the process obviously. :)

Thanks for the welcome - I'm for sure immersing myself in podcasts/webinars.

I have been immersing myself in the podcasts and have really enjoyed them.

Good Afternoon BP,I formed a real estate investment LLC this year and have been immersed in studying everything from the Fortune Builders Mastery program to home inspection courses and have now completed the Maine Real Estate Sales Agent course.  

Immerse yourself in information then start putting it in action.

I started the process of licensing last fall with weekend classes, started my career with KW on January 4th and have been immersed ever since.

I am really interested in transactions that occur during the short sale and foreclosure process, so I think making multiple offers and immersing myself around people with knowledge of the process will pay big dividends.Also, I want to give Brian big time props for sharing his wealth of knowledge with the BP community and Real Estate world through his Letters to Jim book he is working on.

If on the other hand your immersion into the hippy life style involves a simpler way of life then you could obviously get by on less but you need to concentrate on purchasing at a much faster rate.

@Alfredo O. you need to find a way to produce good comps ... either by immersing yourself in enough data to know your self ... or by seeking the advise of a real estate salesperson or someone else who does.If you just price your flips willy-nilly, you'll either not make as much money as you should (bad, but not awful) or you're property won't sell, and you'll be stuck with holding costs (worse case scenario for a flipper).