In need of help with my first investment!

For everyone thinking about getting into real estate investing, I recommend spending at least 6 months educating yourself through websites likes this and its family of books and podcast, other real estate podcast, books at the library, and local meetups. After 6 months you'll know what strategy you want to deploy, and have the confidence and knowledge to do it.

This will also give you time to pay off any consumer debt, save an emergency fund, and start saving for a new property. You can also use the time to learn everything you can about your target market using websites like Zillow.