That first step is huge.You’re doing it right by diving into books and soaking up knowledge early.

Starting out, the best thing you can do is soak up as much as possible, set a clear buy box (property type, location, price range), and analyze deals daily to sharpen your eye.Some good next steps:Pick a strategy to focus on first (buy & hold, house hacking, BRRRR, etc.).Learn the numbers!

I’ve been soaking up all the insight and experience people have been sharing here, and it’s been a game-changer for how I’m approaching things.

I’ve been diving deep into the BiggerPockets forums, podcasts, Brandon Turner’s books, and basically soaking up everything I can right now.I just found out about BPCon 2025 and I’m seriously considering going, but wanted to ask the community before I commit:Have you been to BPCon before?

@Alex Tsor I suggest to re-read @Nicholas L. 3,4 times, soak it in, it's the reality and only reality is actionable. 

I've been educating myself on meta ads recently regarding the use of lists as seed audiences since meta cross references them with existing accounts and targets them.Also, do you have specific venders that you use for boots on the ground operation such as site visits / photagraphy?

Worth clarifying early.Reserves – I like that you’re already planning to seed an emergency/vacancy fund with $40k and contribute the extra savings each month.

Even if you eventually follow up, the delay has already planted seeds of doubt.Remember: lead generation is about momentum.

So like many these folks got into the debt side and made some pretty poor choices . then when they got their seed money and got an office downtown SF they really blew up but bad deals are bad deals and its no more along with many others as you mention.. 

Take your time, soak up knowledge, and when you're ready to be more hands-on, you'll have a strong foundation and network to lean on.