I think that @Mark Pedroza provided excellent advice and a great resource for the assignment contract. 

Meetup.com is a good resource for those but some of the groups will also post here on Bigger Pockets Marketplace too.

Don't know about Sec. 8 but nolo.com is a great site for general resources and info.

Can someone with more experience give me some insight on this or provide resources that will give me a better idea?

Any resources, experience, perspective that anyone can share would be greatly appreciated. 

Meetup.com is a good resource for those but some of the groups will also post here on Bigger Pockets Marketplace too.

Some resources for that…This website.

You'll have the ability to learn a lot if you're able to hustle when you're young2) Take advantage of the free resources you have to learn, such as BP, local REIAs, talk to your college's real estate or business student chapters, etc3) If you have the opportunity, try to look at buying a property to use through college.

Meetup.com is a good resource for those but some of the groups will also post here on Bigger Pockets Marketplace too.

Any resources/books recommendations to help me with this would also be much appreciated.Thank you!