Looking to get my feet wet in the forums and soak up as much knowledge from everyone that I can along the way.

I'm pretty conservative with my approach I feel like, but am open-minded to learn from others experiences and just soak up as much as I can. 

Soak up all the valuable information they are disclosing to you.Also, you can join a local REI club in your area to get more insight and information from investors.Congratulations and I wish you the best in your real estate investing career. 

Soak up all the free information from the articles, blogs, and podcasts. 2) Join your local real estate investors club and network with local investors and real estate professionals in your area.3) Interact with the experienced investors on here and pick their brains.Once you get a deal brewing, bring the deal here so the experienced ones can help you close it correctly.You are on the right track.

I think I would be better off paying tax on the seed.  

The 10%, 15% capital most investment lenders want to see as seed money to lend you the 100K to buy and renovate.

The 10%, 15% capital most investment lenders want to see as seed money to lend you the 100K to buy and renovate.

The 10%, 15% capital most investment lenders want to see as seed money to lend you the 100K to buy and renovate.

Currently I work full-time for a local company that processes and delivers agricultural seed and other supplies.

It's intimidating enough trying to jump into a new business venture without people planting additional seeds of doubt.