Now, there IS such a thing as "analysis paralysis," or fearing to pull the trigger although you have all the useful information on a property.

This book really helped me get over my fear of investing out of state.

Don't be intimidated by his idle threats or fear that he will enlist the aid of his parents.4.

But like most everyone else my fear of the unknown got in the way of ever even trying.

I've raised the rent about $150/mos above market rate in light of his making a big premium and the fear he may request more frequent repairs.

FEAR is what is holding us back.

They are mostly hoarding cash out of fear without realising that a turn in the markets could wipe out their savings.Truth be told the maximum return on equity in a property is the prevailing mortgage interest rate.

He does have savings for the down payment but I fear that he will not be able to get financing. 

There’s a book by Gavin de Becker “The gift of Fear” that has some good advice on dealing with people who make threats of any type.  

So we started thinking of ways we could entice residents of the neighborhood to rent rehabbed homes without the fear of not being able to afford rent and the property generates guaranteed rent role without high tenant turnover or encountering high vacancy rates.