I've heard the best way to learn is to take action (Just Do It).

Since there are so many different ways of real estate read up a little on each method once you find which one makes the most sense and peaks your interest then jump in and start taking action.

Or full price for trade into bigger deal. 

You are choosing the latter scenario if you never take action to change your trajectory. 

Maybe, just maybe, you don't have to pull permits if you are sourcing all those trades.

To read the forums, it sounds like the east side of the state and GR area are where all the action is. . .at least if you didn't buy in the 2010-2014 time frame.  

I'm a huge action-taker. 

It is normally a trade off between immediate cash flow and appreciation.

This makes it clear in words and actions that the entities are separate.You can start a business called "Paul's Murals" and write off as an expense everything you have to buy to run that business.  

I have a background in the electrical trade and consider myself a jack of all trades master of non!!