I am eager (and finally able) to get started, get active, and broaden my horizons.So BP, what is actually keeping you back?

And of course, as mentioned prior, broaden your marketing to larger lists, more people, and so on.

The SFR's added an appreciation angle to our portfolio and broaden our base of potential renters. 

(I am looking in close proximity, but broaden your responses as if I were doing this remote.)

Broaden your search criteria.

Later on in your career I absolutely recommend broadening your horizons and branching out to other areas of investment deals, but to start with, try to focus all your efforts towards one area of real estate.

There is a lot to learn from my family, but I wish to broaden my knowledge past just that.

There are no margins from the wholesaling game.If you are an investor using direct mail to reach out to agents to broaden your potential network to buy homes, it might make more sense if you are in a highly competitive market and were having no luck at all finding deals and were throwing a hail mary.Regardless, why would you do this?

If you are looking for the top rated school districts then you can broaden your scope to other places besides North Dallas.  

I would get out and talk to full time real estate professionals and inquire about shadowing them and possibly interning with them if you see something that really interests you.It will broaden your horizons and let you see what all makes up the real estate industry.The more people you talk to the better off you'll be.