Opportunity Zones - Jobs act of 2017 has stimulated growth by offering tax incentives in special zones around the United States2.

I just wrote a BP blog post with this title but I thought I'd lay out the main ideas to stimulate further discussion.

Finding exciting "work" is fulfilling and rewarding, and keeps us mentally young and stimulated.

My day job as an academic scientific researcher is intellectually stimulating, but stressful, time consuming, not paid well, and has a limited timeframe, so my husband and I are interested in going in a different direction to build our financial freedom.

Even though I'm not getting much in the way of responses, I thought I'd try to stimulate the discussion with some new info.

Networking really is key in this business and BEC is extraordinary for both networking and content that is both stimulating and informative.  

Great question Nicole as you've stimulates so many great and varied responses which are tough to add to.I'll focus on the "WWYD" component of your question and the general principles I would follow versus giving you any more advice on what you should do.Rule #1: Don't lose the money.

@Bomani HowzeI am having trouble following the situation as you say there were no counter offers and then that there were.It sounds like you’re not actually under contract but are still negotiating the deal.When an offer comes in, the listing agent is always going to reach out to other interested parties and try to stimulate some competitive offers for the best interest of their clients seller.  

Ooooh thats a really good point, literally stimulating the economy. 

A 3 day class such as you describe can be useful in that it may serve to stimulate your thinking.Know this, however: The usual "seminar guru" formula is essentially the same as it was 30+ years ago: draw them in to a class that is more conceptual/introductory in nature as opposed to true, genuinely substantive "nuts and bolts", and then upsell them.IMO, the only time it makes sense to enroll in a backend course or "mentorship" program is IF the course/instruction is COMPLETE and the help that you'll need is readily accessible-- meaning that you're able to get the answers to questions that pop up as you go along and get deeper and deeper into things.You can do extensive reading about note investing, or any subject for that matter, but it's only conceptual until you actually get out and do it.