The government takes the money out of the poor tax payers pockets (reverse Robin Hood Syndrome?)

Educate yourself constantly on your market and the business and you’ll beat that feeling of imposter syndrome quickly.  

@Daniel Rodriguez The most troublesome part of getting into real estate is imposter syndrome.

It's easy to get 'shiny object syndrome' and get into analysis paralysis.  

Be aware of the “yes I can” do everything syndrome and that you will always have an on boarding and education phase before your VA becomes a good fit for you.

For a few days I fell into the much dreaded shiny object syndrome.  

Landlord burn out syndrome ( leading cause of why folks sell)and any other changing life events.. so equity is important in my mind and you should always have a viable exit when you go into these deals..

Welcome to the forums.Since you are a new investor and still unsure which direction you will choose, let me recommend that once you do decide, you stick with it until you begin experiencing successes and do not fall prey to the shiny object syndrome.

We can do things that most banks and Realtors aren't able,or won't, do.Lastly, some people just become ashamed, depressed, stressed out and do the "Ostrich Syndrome" which is to say they ignore phone calls, knocks on the door, and mail contact, bury their head in the "sand" and hope it all goes away until it's too late to do anything.Hope this gives some insight.

This prevents the all too frequent getting ready to get ready syndrome that plagues most newbies to the point of an exhaustive failure.Once you've learned enough to get started...Don't be an idiot....GET STARTED.One last helpful tactic to further counteract over learning and winding up in the dreaded Analysis Paralysis trap:1.Once you've identified the exit strategy that you plan to implement take 10 minutes and write out everything you already know about the subject.