A lot of people deal with the same fear of taking the leap.

This is all conjecture as I am not an estimator or contractor, but I know Monteray Consan 20 works well.That was my fear with this quote, it's heavy charges to tear down and almost nothing about doing the drywall after they tear it down. 

As a newbie you addressed a lot of my fears that has prevented me from taking that first step.

A post on recapture:People are concerned about recapture when they cost segregate their improvements and for good reason.Recapture is real, and those deferred taxes will need to be paid.But fear not!

Bad real estate operators should fear BiggerPockets

Federal debt and fear of hyper inflation has homeowners in a gridlock.

The deeper issue behind analysis paralysis may be some underlying fear, hesitation, and/or anxiety that you have to uncover and work through.

However, I've always believed that "confidence is built through taking action, especially when facing a fear or challenge."

Police reports have been made, but I fear that it has been a consistent battle to deal with, especially with investing out-of-state. 

I'll point out @Brian Burke as one of those who really had a healthy fear of the market, stopped buying, and got out.