Seems like all we do is eat, sleep, breathe, and think about real estate.Only thing stopping us from building an empire (lol) is the anxiety of starting a new strategy, in a new area (and a different country at that), but I’m confident that once we take the plunge, we’ll make it work!

Then I have committed to take the plunge and get moving on trying to find some great deals.

When did you finally make the plunge?

I hope you took the plunge!

Lots of people, but they chose to watch the cash go into their pockets rather than do the responsible thing.Same as with those 120% LTV mortgages with no verifiable income.This scenario would probably occur in conjunction with the other concerns in this thread, such as stock market plunges, rising rates, etc as buyers unload riskier positions and the "smart money" wants nothing to do with them.

But downtown Seattle with the space needle, and pike place, music venues, waterfront, hockey stadium, etc will always remain appealing to tourist in my opinion so we’re going to take the plunge and buy something as a 100% STR.

The market value of their properties plunged like all others but their income stream (the purpose of the properties) did not decrease.

I took the plunge last year and obtained my first 7 rental properties (5 SFH and 1 duplex).

The hardest part about starting out is actually taking the plunge!

I worry about the universal headaches and challenges once I take the plunge and with a job that I currently clock in about 65hrs/wk, I wonder if a mentor would be valuable for general direction, advise, and saving time as these roadblocks pop up.I guess part of the reason I ask is...I just don't understand the motivation behind these mentorship programs.