So it feels VERY scary to take on so much debt without the mental ease of a 30 year fixed rate (goverment backed) loan.My mom is a bit of an exception and just bought a house in Austria (in her 70s) in cash and you can get a nice new construction home for 600k in the suburbs.

I disagree on point #1...I think there has always been the sales-pitch mentality....since the beginning of time.

Great topic — this is one of the biggest mental roadblocks I see newer investors run into.Truth is, a lot of people equate “getting started” with buying a turnkey single-family with 20% down.

If selling still feels right, quantify the true all-in cost and how long a 1/1 would take to “earn back” that loss via lower monthly stress; if the breakeven is reasonable and your mental health improves, do it.

I have a deal property under contract with the sister, however she has 4 other siblings of which 1 is incapacitated in a state mental facility he does not have contact with the family.

It’s about mental models.I’ve made my share of mistakes managing small properties, and these models are what keep me alive as a landlord.1.

We did some of the first deals for Nav when they were in a Menlo Park incubator.. they grew so fast and there was such a herd mentality with crowd fund investors Navs staff would tell me the same thing any deal put up would be subscribed within hours..  

The internet is filled with all sorts of false information and people making false claims.Agreed there is some obscure real estate site were some person I have no clue was/is and did a whole piece on what rude person I was LOLand with google it stuck there and I have had people ask me about it.. but when you read it .. pretty obvious the mentality of who wrote it.  

This is the first time that Cornerstone is able and free to talk.An unusual and unanticipated risk was created by a rogue principal (not Brian Nelson), possibly caused by mental illness, narcissism and/or dementia.Issues came to light when distributions were halted and a mezzanine lender filed a lawsuit in New York that accuses the principal of fraud and unjust enrichment.There are no debt service issues and no risk of loss via foreclosure for the various properties, but is concerned about property related expenses and what is happening to excess cash flow?

Buying a course didn’t give me mental leverage to get marketing started.