Does this also work for the blogs or forums? 

The answer to this simple question is multifaceted - I shared my own experience and thought process in a blog post at https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/10305/67660-fi...

Rent in his desired neighborhood.Here's some motivation: https://www.goodegginvestments.com/blog/buy-or-invest-200k.

I signed up and immediately started listening to podcasts and reading the UBG, forums, and blogs.

Besides all of that, are there any sites/blogs or any areas I can get information that is related to my countries home market?

This may have been better suited to a blog entry but I thought it might be more likely to stimulate a discussion here.

Make sure to listen to all the BP podcasts, read the articles on the main blog and be active in these forums to learn a ton very quickly about any topic in real estate you want to know more about.This is also a great place to meet people that can be assets to your business.

.- Create a Blog: Setting up a good real estate blog that you can contribute relevant buyer/seller information at least once a week.

Where's your blog where you write about your adventures in real estate investing?

On your blog post you mentioned that a qualification is a clean background.