FHA is definitely the route I would go if I was in your shoes.

The mere thought that you would let a property sit for months while you pick the best tenant would make my bookkeeper and insurance provider shake in their shoes.

David I've been in your shoes.

You do need to put yourself in the shoes of the experienced investor though in order to understand...

One of them stops to tighten up his shoe laces. 

I find myself, on even day to day purchases/activities, saying to myself "if I save this much money today by not buying new gym shoes or not going out for dinner then I can put that back for the next rental".  

You can waste a lot of time trying to separate the BS and emotionally charged opinions from solid, factual content or search for competent training that's not merely intended to fund the lifestyle of some real estate guru-wannabe.If I were in your shoes again, I'd spend some time committing myself to searching this and other sites for names of trainers that provide type-specific education.

He also has some of his kids shoes, toys in the attic.

Perhaps it is because I'm comfortable in my own shoes and need little to be motivated when it comes to RE.Bill's comment above from forum post on "Financial Freedom" got me to thinking, what does investor psychology mean?

Day 10 - FlooredFlooring & Tile guys started a day later than we wanted which will throw the finishing touches "appliances, shoe molding, Final Plumbing, ect" behind as well.