I feel at this point trapped by the Analysis Paralysis syndrome, as well as time and energy starvation due to a full time job and role as a single parent.  

I am 48 and feeling that 'middle age syndrome' creeping up...

You seem like you have good intentions, but are beyond lost right now and it's not analysis paralysis, you have shiny object syndrome.

@John JacksonHas helped hundreds of people in Texas with Lease Options, From the mentors point of view (I prefer coach over mentor because I think a mentor is like your grandfather telling you about life versus a coach that's going to get you into high-level sales and negotiation skills and how to focus your time)...Many people on bigger pockets are dreamers and "the research phase" and they are not ready to take action, they're happy in their jobs and they don't want to venture out into being an entrepreneur, a risk taker"Shiny object syndrome" will deter you from success in any marketing effort to go talk to motivated sellers and to give them choices: cash or termsi'm not sure but I think I'm the most senior coach on bigger pockets and I've seen it day in and day out that  "people aren't ready to pull the trigger and go knock on doors and talk to home sellers.There's a golden opportunity right now for new re investors in seller financing because credit is tight due to the Dodd Frank and there's low inventory of houses for sale.If you just focused on nice houses and help sellers sell on terms I believe you have a great spring and a great summer of 2015 earning 3% in 10 hours.But you do have to get off your a$$ and stop thinking and go talk to home sellersLike John said, get a Coach/Mentor@Rob GillespieCould you comment re: in Ohio how valuable it is to be real estate licensed and do lease option assignments?

I have been doing the be the bank for years now.. and most of our clients frankly are you JOE  burnt out landlord syndrome.. you have some money and just want cash flow with no drama..

My original intent was to eliminate the part of the business that produces the "tire landlord" syndrome.

(shiny object syndrome) GUILTY!

Theres a thing called "shiny object syndrome" that everyone knows about.

Reason being is that we can say more and offer more opportunities for them to contact us.Falling back to postcards; Size matters. the small cards are advantageous only due to cost. 36 cents to get a piece of mail out is great however the larger cards pull more then twice the call volume and are only a few cents more per piece.I've begun using a 6x9 full color one side with text on the other side and love the results.Then to add to the "What to send syndrome" we are also using greeting cards specifically designed for investors who want a great way to build relationships.

Everything is a balance of looking for new opportunities and not getting shiny object syndrome.