Incurring debt before you have sufficient earnings to support that debt.

I also purchased the "training/coaching" and received very little support and what I did receive was not very valuable.

The loan you have with them will not support an LLC, so there is no documenation to give you.

Lastly, connect with other investors in those areas for insights and support—it can be a big confidence booster as you take the leap.

A link to FilePlace is at the bottom of every page, making it easy to find.If you have technical issues, email support@biggerpockets.com, and someone will help you.

You will also need different levels of staffing to support the various strategies as you are already realizing. 

I really appreciate the encouragement, support, and advice!

It still had poor locale support and was not much more International than the U.S.A. version.

You have a community of people to support you and help you every step of the way.

@Timothy Frazier Yes, the only reason to use HML as a down payment is if the property is "mostly turnkey" AND you don't have the funds to renovate AND you have strong CMA comps from a real estate agent that supports that the fact that you are buying a property that is under valued AND your renovations would push that so that you could refinance.