great post Joshua. I purchased two rental properties before I owned my first home and to be honest I didn't know a lot about what I was doing. I used my best judgement, heeded some advice from friends but the biggest hurdle was getting past the fear of "what if". I would say those two properties were not great deals but they were good ones and by owning them it has provided me with a wealth of knowledge, experience and courage to keep moving forward!
Great article and ive read those over at one time or another. I wish i would have had those articles to help me out of the funk back when i was in it. heh such is life. . . . .
I used to suffer greatly from Analysis Paralysis. I no longer have that problem but I see it holding sooooo many people back - in life in general. Great articles.