If either you or the investors are not highly experienced, this system is very very difficult to slow the first couple flips profitable. 

Deep down, he worries he’s not successful, confident, or attractive enough to "deserve" a beautiful partner.

Has the inflow of new families to Cape Coral slowed down putting pressure on rental growth and appreciation?

Unless you're buying it at a deep discount, no $280k home rents for $2,500.

I think we all get fatigued from time to time, and I think it's worse when things are "slow" because of economics or demographics or whatever.

I plan to use the 10k Club to make money by being a bird dog for times when I don’t want to go deep into the process to make a profit.

Tyler,Within my 20 years of experience as a landlord, if I had $150k and good credit, I’d focus on either flips for fast capital or rentals for long-term cash flow—trying both at once can slow you down.

And tenants have many tactics to slow down the process.

CA, in total continues to lose 100k's of population and continues to add onerous legislation, including the state rent cap they passed a few years ago (doesn't apply to sfr's though).I am not sure why anyone would want to jump in the deep shark infested waters right before feeding time, unless you have a clear proven strategy, or a very long time horizon.

Since then, I've documented the process as a Boutique Hotel investor and have a deep commitment to sharing my knowledge around Boutique Hotel Investing with others who are looking for a path to financial freedom, and Boutique Hotels is the best path to get there in my personal opinion.