I've found that when you give yourself some space to breathe, you'll figure out what to do with your time.

I often consider if instead of dumping $1000 here or a $1000 there into some pistons, supercharger, exhaust, etc and put it in a S&P500 tracking mutual fund how my life - financial or otherwise - might have been different.But then, in that same breath, I often think of how perhaps everything happened exactly as it is supposed to in my life.  

Will start another one in the next couple of weeks and then it's mostly just hunting for deals for the rest of the year.I've got a flip that i've had a verbal contract on for the past 18 months that the sellers are saying the might be ready to close in December, but i'm not holding my breath.

As long as you're kicking you have the ability to get up, breath deeply, and take stock of the opportunity ahead of you. 

Raman SinghWelcome to Bigger Pockets. 1 2 3 take a breath.

As a retired landlord (13 years as an inner city landlord in Detroit and outlining areas) and so many people asking questions about investing here, let me say this......YES there are still some sections in Detroit that have beautiful homes.YES they are selling pretty cheap.Tons of Property Management Companies are popping up day by day, their chops drooling with the though of all the money they can make by managing all these wonderful properties for outside investors who don't have a clue as to what Detroit has to offer.Despite the fact that I physiclaly, lived and breathed being a landlord in the City of Detroit all these years, 24/7, seen it all, that most of you will never see in your entire landlord career, I am still challenged by some , and asked, "Why do you try to discourage people from investing here".

Then after a minute or two start breathing REALLY heavily. 

Other than that, if you are expecting the area to appreciate, don't hold your breath.

For an A\C to work a house must be able to breathe. 

*I never paid for his $500 course and he will flat out tell you that you don't need it* Just listen to the podcasts, learn your market better than anyone else and live and breathe wholesaling like your life depends on it