feel free to interact in the forums, meet some great people, and definitely provide more value to the community by sharing your thoughts, experiences, and of course, success stories!

However, this site thrives on interactions and as such we encourage two way exchanges and look forward to educational and thought provoking ideas relevant to REI. http://www.biggerpockets.com/starthere Setting up Keyword Alerts How to Use @Mentions on BiggerPockets 25 Tips for Real Estate SuccessBefore your 1st purchase, please ensure you visit the below link for some tips. http://www.realestate.com/advice/buying-your-first-investment-property/ eBookhttp://www.biggerpockets.com/files/user/brandonatbp/file/real-estate-rewind-a-biggerpockets-community-book Blog http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2013/02/09/how-to-start-investing-real-estate-young/ Lastly, don't forget the podcasts, webinars, #askbp podcast and the blogs.

Considering you're just getting going, I would highly encourage you spending more time educating yourself than trying to buy the next deal.

Welcome to BiggerPockets, a place to interact with a vibrant REI group, learn the real estate business and language at near zero cost.

William, thank you for the encouragement.

But if you're looking to network with specific individual, I would highly encourage you to start seeking them out.

I am going to keep at it so the encouragement is thanked in advance.  

I am wanting to encourage as many 59 plus women out there who are in the same boat.

Im also looking to attend any REI meetings to meet and interact with like minded people and any info on time, place and who to contact to attend would be great.  

The encouragement from the BP community is so great to hear and definitely helps keep us motivated and inspired.