From the blogs to the podcasts to the posts, and the ability to ask specific real estate questions and receive fast answers, the resources found here can turn you into a well-versed real estate investor.Most real estate courses, coach sessions, guru seminars are scams, people using their marketing skills to pocket the everyday person's hard earned money.

I tell him about all the podcasts I listen to; blogs I read and let him know about both the risks and rewards.

I joined the site and I've been hooked since, reading different blogs and posts.  

Make sure to check out the very informative blogs. https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs

Check it out here https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/5926/41179-as-a-real-estate-investor-what-can-you-do-to-be-prepared-for-your-cpa

See Grant Cardone's blog post.

I was reading a blog post on this site about about getting deals funded and when it spoke of the 3rd circle, it said to make sure your in compliance with some regulations on advertising. 

They are very informative, and contain ample information. https://www.biggerpockets.com/blogs/

Sorry for the baseball reference for those who don't like America's past time.I'm a new investor and after putting in some time with books, blogs, this site, and Bigger Pockets podcasts, I took the plunge and since August have closed on 3 deals with a potential 4th in the works.  

It sounds to me that you're exactly the type of person that @Brian Davis talked about in his blog: https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/renting-o...The general rule of thumb is that it takes 5 years to make your money back on closing costs (although we all know how well rules of thumb work), so keep that into account.