Most on BP suffer from ED---educational deficiency.

I suffered the same analysis paralysis when buying my first investment property.

Compare that to a rookie who may have only flipped a couple and already suffered a loss and the average can be quite skewed. 

Secure it immediately so you don’t get a squatter in there or suffer damage from pranksters.

It's one of those things where if you jump on it too soon, you'll have to suffer much more later.  

Not exactly the best way to grow a business and my day job suffered because of it.  

I think it depends on the investor, but in general, you don't hear people talking about "Real Estate Traders" or "RE Speculators"   As the stock market turns nasty in the next 18 months (my prediction) I believe housing will suffer a bit.  

If they pay more, margins suffer.

Most subdivisions in Metro Atlanta are conforming ones only to their respective subdivisions, which means you'll find a subdivision of contemporary homes built in the '70's selling in the mid 200's sitting right next to a subdivision of traditional homes in the $600's sitting right next to a distressed subdivision in the low $100's suffering from a 6-month 50% foreclosure rate, all with totally different rent rates.

Please exclude the school of hard knocks-meaning any losses you suffered; although, they are often a great teaching tool they are harder to quantify.