Over the last year, I've been saving up money for my first deal, and have yet to do one. When I first started on the site I felt that I had nothing to offer, yet. After reading the forums and listening to almost every podcast, I started posting and answering people's questions both about my market, and based on other people's experience. Because of this, and posting over 500 times now, I've had dozens of people reach out to me, to ask if I'm interested in deals, on 10+ email lists for meetups, and potential partnerships. And I've met a bunch of people already through the site. All of a sudden, deals start coming to you once you have those relationships. Even if you're a newbie, learn and post in the forums and the relationships will start blossoming, which turns into deals, which turns into profits. Jump in and do it.