Groups like to advertise the "wins" on their websites, but they aren't showing the current losses and deals on the brink of foreclosure.Find an actual person in your market, who has actual and deep experience to partner with on your first few investments. 

Do you have the capital to weather the super slow seasons if you have them?

Personally, we are diving deep into buying and operating businesses that potential to conservatively achieve 20%+ cash on cash returns.

I'm now 80k into this property with deep regret looming over me.

I havent bought any myself but I have a friend in CT who is knee deep in Tax deed investing. 

So far so good, taking a slow approach but still taking action.

Or slow down , wait and watch what happens with the SFR .i feel I'm hurrying but also don't wanna loose the opportunities that are close to my primary home.

I wouldn't look that deep into it to be honest, if your buying headphones for your work station you don't need to document when your listening to music and when your on zoom.

The "false scarcity" and "gaslighting" stuff must come from some Instagram guru talking about deep emotional intelligence or relationship problems advice.

Id like to make clear that my niche market is heavy on cash flow given how very low the rental inventory is, and appreciation is slow due to the rural nature of the area.