I am absolutely stressed about this, but also very confident. I

I have 5+ years managing multiple Airbnb locations in Brooklyn and feel confident I can manage a property I own.Current Financials: Between my business partner and I, we're currently pre-approved for a $280k trad. mortgage.

I have good credit and pretty confident I could get financed if I tried.  

(its a musician thing you wouldnt understand)When I create a budget or a plan Usually I am confident I can do it until I see a new keyboard or Bass guitar I NEED  lolor a trip my girlfriend is begging me to accompany So how do you guys manage to do the saving thing and the self sacrifice which will ultimately lead to greater rewards down the line.Sometimes I think that committing less resources may be more realisticso if i bring in 2,400 in rents instead of saying i will put 1,500 to the apartmentI should commit 1,000 so at least something is done each month and if one month I want to do more I can. this is where my mind is right nowI am confident that if I had waited on the bmw until after the apartment was completed I would not be in this situationany suggestions?

That being said, I've learned a lot, purchased several books and I am confident I can deal with plethora of tenant issues now that I am going through this disaster. 

However, the "friend" says she won't even consider passing along offers that aren't close.I'm confident I could talk hard numbers with a seller and show them contractor bids and comparable sales that might maybe make them realize they are way off base, but I'm not confident that this unmotivated "friend" would do a good job of articulating this, or even gain me an audience... 

That said, I would only go under contract if I were confident I could find a buyer at a higher price within a short time frame.

Feel free to private message me if it's info you want kept confidential.

I have spoken at length to a builder and I'm confident I could have a comparable homes built for 300k or less.

Open listings, confidentiality agreements.