If I'm cash-flowing why does Bigger Pockets make me feel like I failed?

[David Cohen]

I just joined Bigger Pockets. I'm a buy and hold landlord with 6 properties in a middle class area of Atlanta. All are rented and rents are all $500 above PITI. So, though there's been some repairs, for the most part they all do okay in my book. Yet, only one met the 1% rule.

I like renting out Middle Class housing where their close to my house, most of the renters are easy to deal with and take good care of the homes. But it's soooo hard finding properties that fit in most of the calculations that I have found on Bigger Pockets.

I don't want to buy bad deals.  I don't want to have to go too far out for a deal. And I still want to grow my portfolio, so I'm not sure what to do.

David