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Carlos Ptriawan Don't become passive investors
1 December 2024 | 91 replies
To simply not invest with folks who exhibit "Free Spin" syndrome, and continually buy without putting their own money where their mouth is.
Jonathan Greene Sometimes What's Standing In Your Way as a New Investor is You
26 November 2024 | 2 replies
Many new investors claim to have analysis paralysis, but that's usually an excuse for either a lack of confidence (you need more meetups and more authentic relationships with other real estate investors) or shiny object syndrome (you want to house hack, but you like apartments, but also flipping, and what about storage).
Tyler Jahnke Morris Invest Case Study 2.0
30 December 2024 | 819 replies
unless they are local there are far and few out of area investor that make it 10 years in those asset class's this is where the inventory comes from in the first place.. burnt out landlord syndrome.. what I think happens here is everyone has this idea that a good investment MUST make 10% COC or more.... and they are willing to take risks to get it no understanding the risks... and of course the sellers are not going to tell you about the risks.. sadly you learn about them as you state as a expensive learning curve.... locals can make this work I fund a few folks that have monster portfolios of these over 200 in one instance.. but its what they do its their daily business.... if one is going to go into this asset class its simply not an investment .. it must be with the purpose to own hundreds of them. and run it as I said as a business entity... to make money in this asset class the only way is to self manage and control expenses and manage your tenants hands on.... there are many many locals that own 20 to 50 of these and do this for a living... its appropriate for them...
Edgar Perez Buying a halfway house / sober living house
30 October 2024 | 28 replies
NIMBY syndrome is perhaps one of the largest challenges any sober house will face. 
Carlos Lez Tenant keeps harping about mold
23 October 2024 | 11 replies
Syndrome and my breathing and was concerned it was from the mold.
Josh Fugle did you pick your market or did it pick you? All-arounder looking for a market
13 October 2024 | 34 replies
You aren't struggling because you can't find a market, you are struggling because you have shiny object syndrome, which you call being a generalist.
Christine Betadam Seasonality and lead times
12 October 2024 | 6 replies
Throw in a dose of imposter syndrome and fatalism and you have a recipe for some mood swings right before a property is booked again.From a practical point, I would recommend great photos, a clearly defined target to whom you are advertising and understanding the best pricing of an area really well to ake sure you get booked in a timely fashion.From a more meta perspective, be aware that these listings don't typically get booked well in advance (families displaced by flood or fire, traveling nurses who need a new contract ASAP, and construction projects that realize they need a speciality engineer on-site RIGHT NOW don't book ahead). 
Tracy Y. Unsure of where to start/continue on my journey
27 September 2024 | 6 replies
You seem like you have good intentions, but are beyond lost right now and it's not analysis paralysis, you have shiny object syndrome.
Mike Wells Best Rental Software for Landlord with less than 10 properties Zilloe? Doorloop?
27 September 2024 | 10 replies
Quote from @Mike Wells: Be careful of shiny object syndrome.
David Horton Student Investor from Las Vegas, Nevada
25 September 2024 | 20 replies
I feel at this point trapped by the Analysis Paralysis syndrome, as well as time and energy starvation due to a full time job and role as a single parent.