Especially since I'm transitioning from land to properties, I'm hungry for any and all knowledge I can soak up from someone who is a professional in the field.

If the goverment line of defense does not hold and banks start to forclose it will take 12 to 18 months before we see these forclosures and buyer demand will soak up any distressed assets swiftly. 

-Soak up knowledge like a sponge through podcasts, these forums, books-Learn how to analyze property (or partner with someone who can)-Make sure your personal finances are cleaned up and you have some cash for investing and for emergencies-Pick a market-Build a team-Take ACTION and put in offers-Constantly network with other investors and people in the industry-Learn from all the mistakes you'll make (you WILL make a ton)It's not easy, but with focus and putting in the work, anyone can do it.Best of luck.

By this time the floor is soaked and full of crap and I said the hell with it and broke out the garden hose .

I have a full time job that pays decent in my area (El Paso, TX) and also have forged relationships with successful business and real estate company owners around town, which I have been soaking up as much information I can from, akin to a sponge.

Keep reading, learning, watching webinars and videos, and soaking in the data and strategies.

Consume everything there, and then read as many of the books you hear mentioned a\s possible  Be a sponge and you will soak up the value that many people smarter, wiser, older, and more experienced than us have offered for free!

Walk in closets in master, his/her 36" vanities, soaking tub, seemless shower and toilet room.

With some of the research I’ve done, it sounds like if we went the LLC route OR buy things jointly then the mortgages would show up on both of our radars - and, my concern with that is that I know getting more than 10 mortgages is challenging per person, so I’d hate to to soak up that potential with 10 shared mortgages, when individually we could have gotten 10 each (20 total)We both have experience with rentals and airbnb as we each of several of our own, but we’re looking to scale/expand and we have complimentary skillsets which would help make that possible, hence the teaming up - but just don’t know how to logistically partner up. 

I'm new to the BiggerPockets scene, but I've been soaking up as much information as I can.