I've been listening to the BP podcast, and soaking up as much information as I can from YouTube, books, etc.

Hey @Chris Jensen - this is going to be SUPER cliche...but everyone has 24 hours in a day.It comes down to priorities.If you want to help build community, provide value, look for advice, tap into the brightest brains in real estate, meet business partners, meet best friends, grow your business, and soak up invaluable knowledge,  you'll be on Biggerpockets often.

At this point, I'm like a sponge and will soak up any bit of knowledge I can get because I think passive income is the way to go. 

Soak it in dude.

So your deal/value add would need to be significant in order to get your seed funds back out and leave the required 20% in.

You won't be the only one,Just be there to soak and learn. 

Since then I have read multiple books, my favorite so far is the Millionaire Real Estate Investor, and been soaking up as much information as possible.

As a Sponsor, I won’t even come close to being able to quit my W-2 job with this deal, but my partner and I are planting seeds with our investors and developing a great relationship that will prompt growth in our company to scale and take our talents to the next level.

I am trying to soak up as much information on real estate investing so that I can hit the ground running when I land back stateside.What books/podcasts/articles/other resources would you guys recommend so that I can widen my knowledge of real estate investing and give myself the best opportunity for success?

So now I'm soaking up all the information within this site educating myself.