Read up on the topic: There are dozens of books, blogs, and online resources that can help you learn about real estate investing. Reading is a good place to start because it’s free! Understand the basics of investing in real estate: In order to become an educated investor, it’s important for you to understand how the entire process works. This includes understanding things like how properties are valued and what role interest rates play in a home purchase. Once you have a good grasp of these basic concepts and more advanced ones such as financial metrics like depreciation and leverage ratios, then it will be much easier for you as an investor who understands them well enough that your knowledge won’t hold you back from making smart decisions when buying or selling property (or both).