hardly a day doesn't go by where i have a college grad who majored in art or english lit or biotech but what does he or she want to be?

It lit a fire in me: You mean that there is something where I can use both sides of my brain: the left to put the deal together and the right to renovate and design?'

If you are okay with living in the duplex, let it season some, and, as mentioned, keep saving up for the down payment on the next one while studying the market and expanding your landlording skills--both on the ground with the duplex and with books (I have a Classics of Landlord Lit" blog post, but you may have burned through the core reading). 

I'm very new to all this and have only been listening to the podcasts and reading the books for the past couple months, but real estate has lit a fire in me I have never felt before!

At this point his face lit up with pure joy, and to this day I have never seen my dad smile so big. 

Would I have to make a path that is lit up? 

Your post has lit a fire in me and has motivated me to go ahead and "take action".  

If gas, is the pilot light lit?

Most of my places have a utility closet with a 3 foot pre-lit artificial tree. 

These bright spots are often dimmed a bit by news of closings and layoffs, like the major one right over the hill at Golden Sunlight mine.Overall, Butte is doing well.