There are a lot of fees and recurring payments that go along with getting your real estate license and being a part of a MLS. 

It's a personal choice though, and I'm sure the first purchase is full of anxiety.

Sustained positive cash flow means that rent consistently exceeds the total recurring costs.

I guess some people just have anxiety about it or something and are bad at tests.If you never have that problem it's hard to understand what they went through.Multiple choice you simply start the test and answer ones you know 100%.

A rental crunch is exactly what my market is going through right now- no inventory and rents continuing to rise significantly.There is a great deal of anxiety amongst all of us when it comes to vetting.

I actually get a blink of anxiety when I got to do a forum post.

How do you deal with nerves and anxiety when they hit?

It fits in well with what I can handle at this point in my real estate portfolio... simple, but profitable with recurring revenues.

In short, I'm feeling rushed like if I don't buy something soon, I'll miss out on all the deals.I am aware that when emotion is high, logic is low so I need help calming down so that I move forward relaxed and operating on logic and numbers rather than anxiety.

I can't speak for others, but I would never pay retail pricing...The benefits my contractors get from me:- They get recurring business from me, thus cutting down their marketing costs and reducing down-time- They get referrals to other investors, thus increasing their income, cutting their marketing costs and reducing their down-time- My houses are vacant, so there is less headache with rehab tasks- My scheduling is done such that contractors don't need to put down clothes on floors and don't need to do any major cleaning when they're done (we bring in cleaners at the end)- I pay consistently and immediately and contractors never have to wonder if they'll get paid- I am a great reference for my contractors when they need one for other clients.