I would take all of that mental bandwidth and focus it on learning how to wholesale.

If you got the emotional and mental psychology to invest-- you'll be great.Now, financially.

Yes, may be after 30 years of investing and having 100+ properties in their portfolio, and even that after taking the mental tolls that come with it. 

Cons: Added time and mental energyOption 6) Sell the entire portfolio and move cash to REIT index fund -- Pros: Eliminates all time requirement, Eliminates cash crunch, ~9% expected returns.

A lot of people don't have a whole lot of interest in living in constant fixer-uppers, so you have to have the right mentality for that.A variation on it, if you want to live in better homes that aren't great rentals, is to, again, buy homes that are under market because they need some work, do the work, live there 2 years then sell for a profit and keep all of your capital gains.

I've prepared for this mentally but it still doesn't prepare you for the reality of losing the money.

I do not provide medical interventions for mental health problems.

Our typical client is a very savvy professional and not a get rich quick mentality with little down so they expect backing and Wen have provided it.  

Trust me I eventually want to turn everything over (9 properties and growing) to a manager for time recapture, but it is hard to find a good one in which I would want as a business partner (management should be considered a business partnership mentally).

A mental exercise that I always like to ask is what is most important to you as you get started?