By taking control of their future, IRA funds holders who self-direct can immediately be at work in the multifamily and apartment real estate market and start generating significant wealth in a retirement plan without the concerns and fears of the plunging world credit markets.

Fear of the unknown regarding these types of deals is a hindrance just as the stigma of not getting paid to many agents

Having socked a bunch of money into books and courses, I believe FEAR is keeping me from moving on.

FEAR!

I fear we will all miss not having to fight the terrorists on our soil instead of on foreign soil.I hope I am wrong.I did vote for Bush twice because he was better than the other choices.

What you need to do to accomplish this is to develope a buyers list filled with real investors looking to buy specific properties and you need to know how to find, negotiate, and "flip" them to your buyer's list.Best of luck to you, and do not let "fear" stop you as you mentioned.One of my favorite sayings in life is "The rich act in spite of fear, while others allow fear to stop them"

If they come to the table with non-FHA financing, the seasoning rule does not apply and we can sell quickly without fear of the FHA rule.

Fear overcomes you and then come the reasons not to.Taking risks is the only way to go in life.

I want to start investing soon, but I have so many fears.

ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS deal with a deliquent tenant ONLY when you have a court date...delaying filing the proper pay or quit and eviction court paperwork ONLY benefits the tenant.If you want to stay a landlord, get a good L-T attorney - NOT a real estate attorney - and follow what the attorney does and go to each and every court date so that you learn what to do and how to do it....most states are fairly easy and the court paperwork is available online...just learn the ropes so you are not so fearful and don't loose months of rent to a "professional" tenant in the future.