I’ve grown up immersed in the real estate realm.

Our immersion in the details of crises that have arisen over the past eight centuries and in data on them has led us to conclude that the most commonly repeated and most expensive investment advice ever given in the boom just before a financial crisis stems from the perception that 'this time is different.'

I have already immersed myself in webinars, books and various forums.

In January of 2016 I worked with my son to purchase a home in the Corktown area of Detroit, MI – he is now living for free with his renters while making updates to the home.Little did I know, until recently having jumped back onto BP, that we basically set him up for his “house hack,” a term, of course, I learned after rejoining this community and immersing myself into the podcasts during my commute to and from the 9 to 5.

For some more context: I've been immersed on BP forums, podcasts, and books and am eager to acquire another property in central TX or near my hometown in FL.

Learning notes is more like learning a foreign language where the best way to do it is go and live in the country and immerse yourself in the culture.

I have been tuning in to different webinars available here on BP about REI in general and taking the first steps, like writing this forum, to fully immerse my self in the RE community. 

Stay away.There are numerous REIA and Meetups in the Baltimore Washington area that are free or almost free where you can immerse yourself in the industry. 

Continue to immerse yourself in education, listen to every podcast with supplemental reading.

Longer term goals include:Building wealthMonetizing what I hope will be a passionGain some residual incomeBuild a business of my own Ultimately provide financial independencePersonal fulfillmentLooking forward to expanding my knowledge and dipping my toes in the water with the hopes of someday being fully immersed.