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Welcome Rich!
You took the MSF, so that's the best first step. Sounds like you may be over thinking the turning advice too much maybe, but you're right, leaning is involved. Remember what you learned in the class, but don't over-analyze, and practice-practice-practice in that new one house housing tract. Working with your neighbor might be good as long as he doesn't push you and you don't feel peer pressure to progress too fast. You'll get it soon enough. And don't forget to always wear your protective gear even when practicing. Shifting in a left turn from a stop is fine once you are comfortable with turns and shifting. Like Easy said, you pretty much have to, but remember what they taught you in class. You want smooth throttle during turns. If you shift to 2nd in a turn and pop the clutch you could break traction if the road surface isn't dry/stable, or you might accidently roll on the throttle when the bike jumps and end up swinging wide on your turn or worse. Baby steps. Don't progress to the next step until you're comfortable. There's no rush. Enjoy the process.
BTW, don't say you've never "driven" - say you've never RIDDEN. Which is no longer true.
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