I feel that sometime you must try something new and out of the box to find out the results and not just go off of FEAR.

I don't mean to fear monger, but if you're not comfortable being at the property during the day and night, or you wouldn't walk around the neighborhood, don't buy there.If you're chasing a great deal, you're doing just that... chasing.

You just have to get over the fear and give it a whirl.  

I would describe this as a rebound in home prices, not bubble and not a reason to be fearful.”

When your total net worth is $200K and half of your monthly cash flow goes to attorneys and accounts and corporate filing fees and you're setting up LLCs to manage your LLCs and there is a fundamental problem and all of this talk is almost to the point of fear mongering.

I'm quite motivated/driven, but I do have a fear of starting my investment career with the wrong move.

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Fear is part of it.

Check out the forums under Starting out, you'll find  a lot of tips to get your feet wet in REI and overcome those fears, doubts and analysis paralysis you may have on your first deal. 

I, like the majority of the folks here on BP, was introduced to and became infatuated with REI after reading Rich Dad, Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki over 10 years ago and unfortunately allowed fear of the unknown to paralyze me from pulling the trigger.