I think I felt like I just had investors in the bag because I knew so many but when I think rationally, I know I have to show and prove that I can handle it and perform for them. 

I have found very little discussion in the forum on buy & hold in expensive markets, which is what I have been doing for the last 2 years, so want to share my rational and returns.

It's the anxiety setting in for your seller and they move from a rational state, she has likely given up and wants to get away at any cost.

You are rationalizing buying a property with a negative cash flow so that you can have the tax write off, while there are thousands upon thousands of deals out there that will give you POSITIVE cash flow before AND after taxes.

If you can’t stand the wholesaler making 80k while you make 100k then you are not a rational investor.

@Hau Nguyen,Look at it rationally-- you're asking if you should lost -$225/month, or -2700/year, on the the hopes that it will appreciate at the same pace your house did the past 2 years?  

Lying on the application should be grounds to disqualify but that's just rational thinking 🙃

The fence material is being rationed out, since they are short.

But lets not try to justify or rationalize actions which are clearly centered around personal greed!

The amount of self-delusion and rationalization and deceit is breath-taking.