Most folks getting started have “ will power “ not “ why power “ will power is great until things get tough :the money runs out , the city is calling you , bills stacking up , the wife is mad, the bank won’t talk to you ,etc.. your “why “has to be so white hot that you are unreasonable and unstoppable because the obstacles that inevitably come will be high barriers that stop most people .

I envy your support system and your will power through it all. 

It takes some serious willpower to buy a home for 250k when the month previous it was worth 260, and the month before that it was 275.

Have you ever worked with GC Will Power in the Atlanta area?

Thankfully, I have always been able to pull myself back up but others may not have the willpower or energy, especially when one loses a lot of money.  

Get your estate planning setup with a Revocable Living Trust (RLT), Pour-Over Will, Power of Attorney, Healthcare Directive, etc.

It is not wrong to rent to illegals, it is wrong to entice people to come break our laws because we don't have the will power to enforce our own laws. 

Yes for a long period of my life I have lived in the mentality that I need to save as much as I can, trust me it isn't fun.But what happens is that you have finite amount of energy or will power you can either put it earning more money or in saving money.I have friends who are focused on making more money rather than saving it, they spend lavishly and work hard to earn back more, I also work hard but most of the times my attention is on the saving the money I have earned.

Lack of will power. 

Maybe that is not even good idea, but perhaps better chances of success and maintaining a relationships.Probably NOT what you want to hear, but if you're making $125,000 and you don't have the discipline or willpower or willingness to save for the down payment and closing costs on property #2, then what will you do if things go south..like your tenant doesn't pay rent, you have 3 months of vacancy, or the tenant destroys the property and you need to rehab?