If we define those making money with leverage as doing it right and those bankrupted as not doing it right then the additional risk associated with leverage isn't acknowledged.

Mentors have gone bankrupt selling their programs also.

Many go bankrupt when starting into flipping, you are still liquid and can recover to flip again with greater knowledge and experience under your belt.

Get it wrong and it can bankrupt a new investor.

If I was 2.5 hours away, it would have taken a year or 2 to get it done or bankrupted me.  

Melissa Horwath I have heard nightmares from peer investors about chicago since it’s not good providers there and blue area going bankrupt.

The time you violate it, will be the time your working for free, losing $, or god forbid, going bankrupt.

I have no motivation to bankrupt my current retirements savings to start investing when there are other options, however, am comfortable to taking a dip in my IRA if needed if I feel I can make enough profit to replenish it eventually. 

I've had 0 vacancy (not even a month) on my 3 rentals in 4 years and each one turns over every 18 months on average. 3) Taxes are crazy low4) Landlord friendly state (Just evicted a tenant and from start to getting his A out- 3 weeks)5) Indiana is not going bankrupt and raising our taxes 

I don't want you ending up bankrupt on the ordeal.For rehab teams, etc.