Read books on investing in real estate, listen to the podcasts, attend webinars and stay active on the forums while connecting with other investors in your area and pick a niche.

Make sure to listen to all the BP podcasts, read the articles on the main blog and be active in these forums to learn a ton very quickly about any topic in real estate you want to know more about.This is also a great place to meet people that can be assets to your business.

Make sure to listen to all the BP podcasts, read the articles on the main blog and be active in these forums to learn a ton very quickly about any topic in real estate you want to know more about.This is also a great place to meet people that can be assets to your business.

My name is Mike and I am an active duty Soldier with over 21 years of service. 

@Phillip Dwyer's Bigger Pockets Meetup is very low key and you'll get plenty of chances to meet and network with active Las Vegas investors as well as hear recent case studies.

Also, I know an investor who was very active in the Myrtle Beach area, am happy to reach out to him if you want to connect.

My wife and I are both active duty military stationed in El Paso, TX.

There are some war zones with lots of gang activity in Northeast Omaha.

I plan to make being active on BP one of my online priorities (Much better than watching Netflix!).

Read Beginner’s Guide: http://www.biggerpockets.com/real-estate-investing,You can also read, books on investing in real estate, listen to thepodcasts (hover the mouse over the “Education” tab on the top of the page, then click on “Podcast”), attend webinarsand stay active on the forums by Setting up keyword alerts to be notified of the topics that interest you: http://www.biggerpockets.com/alerts.