I'll keep plugging away and see if I can generate the momentum I hope.

Any way that you can monetize your deals will help you gain momentum and turn a profit.To get started wholesaling, I would definitely check out the  Ultimate Beginners Guide to Real Estate Investing.

As I am learning/studying is there any baby steps I could do daily to get my hands dirty and help gain momentum before i dive in entirely?

We plan to purchase a house BRRRR style and ideally keep the momentum going with several purchases to follow. 

Of course like many new investors, building momentum takes many years to truly quit a 9-5 and invest exclusively, which is my ultimate goal. 

Purchase price: $2,150,000 Cash invested: $750,000 40 Unit C-class Garden Style Apartment complex purchased in B/C area with strong economic momentum, operational and physical value add strategies that will realize cash flow and equity growth.

I would like to create a quarterly meeting/happy hour here and bring investors and realtors together to gain some momentum. 

When I don't know the next step to a problem I do what I know and many times it builds momentum and solves the unknown delema. 

The hardest part is getting the momentum. 

Recently I have decided to get the ball rolling and create momentum for this new area of business!