I don't know the answer to balancing a career one is passionate about (something I admire and hope to find multiple times in life) and enjoying life, being present and taking time for oneself to reflect and evaluate life and how its progressing.

The magic comes from within oneself, not from a book or mentor.

I am IN the field of support because I've experience how much growth comes from intention work on oneself and their goals. 

There is no excuse for not going on sites oneself and checking the data real data with your own eyes.

It might be something I look at doing my one Self management down the road but with only 2 properties it is hard to justify the time. 

When a person is looking to take that next step and launch a syndication, the marketers all-but universally say step 1 is assert oneself as a market expert, ie "Guru".

What resources do you recommend to "go deep" and properly educate oneself in tax lien and tax deed investing? 

Although, we've had a number of threads recently about how real estate is the "cash cow" or "money maker" that some "sell" you on.Just like one can educate oneself on real estate, look seriously into the public markets as well. 

My advice to investors, especially rookies, is to keep everyone honest (including oneself!) 

Can one file a Series LLC by oneself or definitely have to get an attorney to do it?