I'm still learning and developing as I go but here are some important insights that I can share with people that are just starting up:- When you hear that REI is overwhelming to start, believe that.

If you are looking to make this exchange soon I would start vetting QI's and make sure to provide them with this info up-front. 

They are a great place to start.4.

You can also check meetup.com or search Facebook for real estate investment groups, clubs, or meetings in your area.I've started that process and am super impressed at how responsive people have been!

It seems that this is a great way to get started in real estate (Jay, I know that's one of the ways you got started), but it doesn't seem as easy to find info on comps and data for raw land as it does for houses, multifamily, townhomes, etc. 

In my expierence that is all going to need to start with a well crafted chart of accounts. 

i just started in philly. i think its a good location

So if you finish a basement in an older home and you don't go through proper steps of waterproofing, you will start to accumulate moisture, have water in basement after every storm, mold etc.2.

Here's a good rundown of how to do it: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/guide-starting-llc

handling the whole transaction start to finish ?