Consider passively investing in a deal to get your feet wet and learn more about the process overall. 

I am certainly a newbie, and just getting my feet wet in the investment world.

Get your feet wet before you back the truck up...After one year, I will say that my experiences have been very positive.

I know there are many people who like to get their feet wet with turnkey, but does anyone actually own ALL turnkeys?

Looking to get my feet wet in the tax lien area, attending my first auction next week, any suggestions?

It seems the only choke point is with the mills themselves as you mention and not the system as a whole.Logging slows down in winter due to site conditions ( too wet)  and rocking miles of road is expensive.. so most logging here are summer shows.. and this has been a very wet winter.. 

My goal is to gain knowledge while getting my feet wet with real estate investing at the same time.

Hey mate,Congratulations on your super high income.I'm biased so take what I say with a grain of salt lolBuy 3,4,5 turnkey SFH and get your feet wet with real estate investing.From there you can either purchase more and scale your portfolio further or start looking at a different asset class like multifamily, etc...Something in this order:1) SFH2) Multifamily3) Commercial4) Hotel5) CasinoIt's nice to dream and think big but that's my opinion how to start small and progress to different/bigger asset classes if you have such a desire.Or, you can keep busting your A$$ for the next 4-5 years and save every penny.Park the savings in 30 treasury bonds and go to sleep in the Bahamas 😁Just my opinion and wishing you all the best with your endeavors 

 You are a great inspiration to those of us who are just getting our feet wet.

@Bud Gaffney I would like to start small with a single family to get my feet wet then move over to a duplex, triplex, and 4plex.