Former Real Estate Assistant thinking of becoming an Investor

My husband and I have saved up a little bit of money and were thinking of taking the leap to invest in our first fixer upper/home flip job... I've seen friends/other people in the industry successfully do it, but it does require a lot more and it feels like the timing is never right. 

We don't have children yet, so I think this is the prime opportunity to do something like this. Hoping I can gain some experience from others in this forum and maybe even find someone who is local to our area. 

Not a flipper, but I think moving into real estate investing at this point is a great idea. Your experience as an agent will surely transfer, even though you'll have a lot to learn still. Since neither of you have done it before, I recommend leaning into your friends/other people in the industry you know who have done it successfully. Find out the mistakes they made when first starting out and what they learned. Good luck networking!