New to Bigger Pockets (again) - looking for recomendations/advice

Hello Everyone!

My name is Kevin Fintland and I’m seriously considering getting into real-estate investing. I live in Southern California (Santa Monica/South Bay area).

I will freely admit at the age of 40 I’m just starting out and feel like I’m a little behind. Looking for any advice anyone is willing to impart advice my way on best ways to start out. I’m currently reading/following the top real-estate blogs, a few books and studying/trying to figure out the best way to get into Real-estate Investing.

Would love any advice/recommendations anyone has to offer on where I can learn more.

Also, can anyone recommend any good real-estate clubs in the Southern California area that would be good for a beginning Investor.

Definitely looking to increase my networking and possibly find a mentor.

Thanks in advance and looking forward to learning from you all.

Kev