And @Alex Grosvenor also makes a great point about perseverance too.  

While perseverance is valuable, persevering while running a financial loss can be costly.

At the time many of my colleagues ridiculed my dumb perseverance & were convinced I'd go broke.

The BRRRR Rental Property Investment Strategy Made Simple, Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance, The Millionaire Real Estate Investor, Retire Early with Real Estate, HOLD, Landlording on AutoPilot, The Book on Managing Rental Properties and ABCs of Real Estate Investing these are just a few that I have read that have to deal specifically with buying and holding properties.I hope that this helps, even in the slightest.

With perseverance and creativity anything is possible!

I am somewhat confident that if I persevere  diligently in 2017 and get lucky with a good mentor, I can find one deal to cover my costs.  

Perseverance is key.

Some of us use it as fuel and motivation to persevere while others allow these temporary setbacks to consume us into feeling a sense of powerlessness and turmoil. 

Starting out can be overwhelming sometimes but trust in the power of perseverance, you will get there if you are determined to and it will get easier with time and experience. 

On perseverance, "When what you're doing isn't working, change your approach."