Persevere, and work on your process to succeed despite the success rate.

I'm sure its due in no small part to your own hard work, dedication, and perseverance.

Persevere!

That raises capital pretty fast and no money or credit needed just good ol hard work and perseverance.

Wholesaling takes time and perseverance.

Sethi believes the following:After inflation, the average return on owning a US residence is zero (Robert Shiller stats)Most people don't factor in the true cost of owning a home (interest, taxes, insurance, maintenance, cap ex, sales commissions)There is a lot of work involved in sourcing and managing rentals (vs alternatives)The masses will not have the perseverance to properly purchase RE investmentsIndex fund investing is easy and provenHe is right on many fronts and is speaking to the masses. 

You need to understand 'why' you want something and that will give you the discipline/perseverance to accomplish it. 

What have you done to persevere and utilize basements in older homes that you've rehabbed?

You just need to persevere with what you have been doing until another deal comes along that ticks all your criteria.Bharath

You need the right mindset and perseverance to succeed in this business.