It's so great to see the fruits of what this site is all about. 

Hopefully my dive into real estate will be fruitful.

Again am I being emotional or am I just enjoying the fruits of my hard work?

All of my monies, for the last 40 years have been going in investments, and now, I am seeing the fruits of my labors come into  view.

There is no question that BP is a nice place to expand one's contacts, cultivate new relationships that will bear fruit in whatever activity RE related one is seeking.And also what I really like is people are not afraid to ask the tough questions from those that post.So 10 months 2300 posts or so...

but have met a bunch of other great folks. and those relationships are now germinating and producing fruit..!!!

It's better to have 2 eggs ( 2 able bodies to do the work) than 1 in your basket.

This may work now and then but long term it is a lot of tail chasing and not a fruitful way to find deals.

Also, with patience, a lot of diversity can be achieved by spreading out funds to a number of such investments, rather than putting all eggs in one basket. 

Sure, if you enjoy managing 300 doors and that leads you to have a $30K/month income, then by all means do it and enjoy the fruits of your labor.