Once you get these things paint soaked they can cover a lot of wall very quickly.  

You have to just commit to doing the lead generation 5-6 days a week (social posts, door knocking, talk to people you know, talk to people you don't know, host open houses for agents in your office, drive for FSBO's, etc) until you have planted so many "seeds" that they result in business. 

Try to soak up and understand all the materials you can find here.

Paying taxes on the seed rather than the crop. 

You can also look at converting funds from pre-tax, to Roth IRA accounts, thus paying taxes on the seed so you don't have to pay taxes on gains/growth.

I look at it through the lens of: 1) If I contribute to a pre-tax account like a pre-tax 401k, Traditional IRA, SEP IRA, I get a tax deduction, but now I'm in a partnership with the IRS, but I don't know what I will have to pay them later on in life when I start pulling money out (that is because when you distribute you pay taxes based on your effective tax rate at that time, which can be unknown). 2) With Roth accounts, (Roth IRA/Solo 401k(k) with Roth component), I can get the taxes out of the way on the seed, so I don't have to pay on the crop. 

I’m still in the early stages, but I’ve been soaking up as much information as I can from Bigger Pockets, and it’s been incredibly helpful.

I'm currently soaking up all of the knowledge I can and I'd love to make connections! 

Does it make sense to diversify and make 2+ purchases with this initial seed?

I hope you were able to soak up some sunshine before the clouds rolled in!