What you choose to ignore in this discussion is that the tenants are consciously making a decision to pay someone else ahead of you.

Good Evening All-I have been scoping Bigger Pockets out for a little over a year (stumbled upon it while searching about real estate) and have been a little self-conscious about asking questions.  

I'm very conscious of it when doing deals.  

Never make quick decisions on any investment in real estate, take your time do as much due diligence as your conscious/heart desires.Is this a good approach to receive Passive rental income (or) should I search the properties and do all the work myself?

Being that we are all grown-ups here and trying to succeed in the real world, I feel that sugar coating advice as to not offend anyone is a silly waste of time for busy full time investors who are offering free advice based on their experiences.I do not mean to offend you in any way (dangit, I just sugar coated it) when I say I feel you need to consciously make an effort to toughen up!  

Smart people can turn very stupid when greed sinks it's teeth into one's consciousness.  

I'm also using YNAB to consciously save money for a emergency fund buffer, my debt repayments, and retirement contributions.  

To me there doesn't seem to be any way to predict that based on simply arriving late.Just my 2 cents. the prediction Is based on when a person does not Have any Consciousness to call up and say I will be a half hour late.

I have made a conscious choice to make changes (places I go, people I associate with, activities I participate in) that make those things less likely to happen to me.

Kind of a stream of consciousness, but I'm trying to put all my thoughts down in a way that keeps it objective aside from my excitement to potentially have a starting point.Thanjs again!