Actually going to meetups and networking Other than that, I'm still trying to learn and soak in as much as I can. 

As I mentioned earlier, I only "have to" incur $100k debt in my 1031 transaction, but a seed was planted that incurring additional debt can actually have a lot of benefits, including reduced tax liability.  

However, you are simply paying tax on the seed, and anything you grow from that will be tax free. 

I gutted the cabinets in my second propertyand learned a lot from these 2 properties.1) Particle Board / MDF has no business whatsoever being anywhere near water because it soaks up water like a sponge and expands when doing so.

I am a very excited to join BiggerPockets & ready to soak up as much knowledge as possible before making the leap into RE investing.I would eventually love to transition from healthcare to FT investor, but realize this will take some time.

But the book planted a seed in my mind that remained there over the years, and when the time came, it sprouted.Fast forward 7 or 8 years.

We soaked the ceiling with one of those pump spayers that you might use for spraying weeds in your yard.

Thank you Brandon for removing the scales from my eyes.So here we are today, on the BiggerPockets site drinking the Kool-Aid, soaking it in, and building my own goals and strategies.

I would like to start off by saying that I am a very ambitious individual, who loves to learn and soak up knowledge.

So go ahead and soak up all the information shared here but try applying it even if is just practice.