Hey guys, I'm at the point to where I eat, sleep, and breathe real estate.

Just breathe and keep going!    

They have bank regulators breathing down their necks and must underwrite loans conservatively or lose their jobs or worse yet be accused of fraudulent activity by the feds for not following protocols and get into legal trouble.

I'm sure that living and breathing this market every day is certainly a factor.

Sites like BiggerPockets provide a plethora of information on real estate investing and (best of all) people (real, live, breathing, typing, etc.) with whom you can interact regarding real estate investing.

If you have to make a down payment, make sure your buyer's down payment is a little more, to give you some breathing room in case they default or late with monthly payment.Once you are legally as on the lease, talk to lenders (not banks) to see if you can borrow the money to get the owner out of the situation.I hope this helps.John

Many people think asbestos will jump right out and get you, but it's not like that and generally is safe as long as you're not breathing airborne fibers.

@Arin Whedbee - If you're going to be working directly with sellers (which is the primary function of a wholesaler) you should live and breathe Michael Quarles, Zig Ziglar, Dave Kahle, etc. 

@Steve Christensen great job breathing life back into a continously debated topic that have many minds sitting on both sides of the fence.

You don't have much breathing room on this one.