The next step is to find a property and actually pursue it.

Best is to sit down with them to go through how they do it before you do something drastic.

BTW, a very good way to begin understanding the terms and mechanics of buy-and-hold analysis is to use the calculator and learn every calculation it is making.  

Anyways for marketing, some good ways to go about it is to place ads on Craigslist, create landing pages to drive traffic to your website, market on social media, and put up signs in your target areas.

My goal is to quit my day job so that I can home school my kids and spend more time with them. 

After listening to podcasts and reading articles on BP for the past few months, I became motivated to pursue a career in real estate investing.My goal is to be a buy and hold investor in the Maryland area. 

My hope in joining this group is to exchange ideas, gain knowledge, and potentially connect with people who might find working together mutually beneficial.

My plan is to get the properties in my name this way and then quick claim deed them over to a LLC although I know that I probably wont be able to do that.2.

The main reason we'd like to get into RE is to help supplement our income since my wife stays home with our 3 young children.

OK Dane, my advice is to  first determine your monthly budget for marketing and make sure it is long term focused.