I'm looking forward to soaking in as much info as I can from the forums!

Now if the contamination is too great or so much time has pass that it "soaked" into the drywall/plaster then demo might be the easiest way to address it for those surfaces.

Soak up as much knowledge and ask as many questions as possible. 

I'm currently soaking in the education material and working to establish a great network of real estate professional.

Last month however, we closed on our first deal as investors, a SFR rental in Cedar Park which is just north of Austin.I joined BP about a month ago and since then I've been listening to the podcasts, reading through the forums and reading books to soak up as much knowledge as I can.

So back to the original post @Richard Chan - being a newbie I'm not looking back yet, but as @Bill S. suggests - all that information is there for the asking (especially on BP) - it seems wise to soak it in as best as possible before making a big move with big regrets.

I've actually got a real estate license here in Texas (Home Team of America) that I only use for my personal investments and to help out friends/family.I'm wide open to meet folks, add value to the conversation where I can, and soak up information like a sponge.I'd love to chat/network with other investors in SA who're actually doing deals (not kicking the tires).

I have been soaking up lots of info.

Spend some time on this site and soak up all the information you need, it's all here and free!!

Keep soaking up the information on this site and make sure to start attending meetups in your local area.