I see that a lot of people in the investment sphere don't ever pull the plug and invest.

Welcome @Joshua Buffington to more daylight during the winter time and a more pleasant winter Im sure.If you have any interest further south we should connect when you're officially in the land of Oz.

I would concentrate on your sphere and work outward from there.

I need to know if working the sphere is the best approach for closing your first deal or going to open houses and finding buyers is better to start?

Quote from @Mary Oz: Quote from @Karl B.: One bonus about you paying the internet and owning the equipment is you can more easily add security cameras and/or a security system to the router/modem as the tenant won't be taking the modem/router when they move out as you will be owning that equipment.  

I am not seeing much draw back form my current sphere and previous clients with regards to desire to buy a home or investment property.

Spend money networking with your sphere: coffee, lunch, happy hours, baseball games, etc.2.

Posting on BP and sharing real estate information with your sphere of influence (and social media) is a great way to get started.

You could also start building up your sphere.

Seller was referred to me from someone in my sphere of influence How did you finance this deal?