I guess one of my fears is getting taken advantage of as a first time investor.

The difference between the poor and the middle class, is the poor are in debt, and the middle class has learned to eliminate debt.The difference between the rich and the middle class is the middle class fears debt, and the rich have learned to harness the power of debt to create wealth. 

Not here to fear monger, just playing devils advocate!

However, my fear is that the brokerage account goes to zero in a market crash, and I do not have another full down payment ready to deploy.Has anybody gone through the process of pledging an account rather than using cash for a downpayment?

I was just fearing the worst.

My fear is that the bad credit means something more than just hard luck.4.

I fear that once the whole community is settled in they’ll start restricting the HOA Rules on STRs.

Hi BP Family, I am putting together a list of Fears/Worries around RE for a presentation I am doing.

Aside from asking her to take a leap of faith with me, are there any other considerations I can give her to calm her fears? 

Of course, a bit of fear lingers regardless of my strong determination to dive in as soon as I can.