Bigger Pockets is a great place for education and networking. 

I would recommend starting with educating yourself thoroughly on the business, your market, the types of properties you want to flip, construction costs, what other investors and flippers are doing etc. wholesaling is very competitive and you need either a very large budget or a lot of time to be able to generate deals.Flipping I am all about finding good deals and good contractors and lease options are all about motivated sellers.Check our Carrot websites, yellow letter HQ for mail they have some good info and turn key sytems.

Oftentimes when people are stuck in analysis paralysis, part of that [fear] can be based on not having a solid enough education on what the heck it is you're doing.

I would say though, that the education required to get those would serve you well as an investor. 

Houston lost about 20% of its educated population.

But it would be a whole lot better for both of you if you educated yourself on how to properly manage rentals or you may burn yourself out and walk away before giving it a fair shake.Read "Every Landlord's Legal Guide" by NOLO or "The Book On Managing Rentals" by Brandon Turner (or both).

Where are you in your REI education?

I spent a lot of time educating myself about the BRRRR process for months leading up to this first purchase.

On a different note, I feel like spending the time calculating deals is a great education piece. 

Bigger Pockets is a great place for education and networking.