And I am trying to learn more about an entry point, or starting level in real estate, rental properties and the like.I did work briefly as a sales-man in El Paso Texas, long enough to learn the basics of salesmanship, and decided not to go all in on memorizing the specifications on the products I was supposed to be selling, and rehearsing the companies sales pitch for door-to-door sales, or telemarketing.The problem I am having isn't so much a business plan/game plan, as it is initial financing to get the ball rolling.

Darish Damon Generally previous owners have a difficult time making the transition mentally from owner to renter of what was their own property.

@James Vermillion the halfiron was the most challenging race I've ever done both mentally and physically.

It seems to be a "so long as we get the taxes, you can do whatever" mentality.

Sometimes an investor's view has more substance than the appetite of an agent who may mentally inflate the value (sub-conciously) because moving the property equates to getting paid.I must admit, whole-heartledly...

When I think of the word "scam", the get rich quick mentality comes to mind, and it's always those that fail people in this industry, leading to the common complaint of said failures being the results of a "scam".

Or at least mentally approximate it when you look at the project.

My problem (mental block) is renting as is.

(I kind of had the lone ranger mentality at the time, not asking for help, and had not even discovered BP) That was about six years ago, and the extra work I put in has been totally destroyed (and I haven't even had bad tenants).

It wasn't worth the time, and, after further reflection, I wasn't sure the seller was all there mentally.