Even the majority of Broker's suffer from poor business practices, bad debt, and laziness.  

If you raise them too much you will loose tenants too low and you will not keep up with rising costs and your unit suffers. 

it could take three months to buy and fix but if the home sits for over a year then one would suffer a variable rate increase??

I very much have an analytical mind so hopefully I won't suffer from analysis paralysis;-) We're in a good spot now with my wife's former house renting out in Asheville NC.

AirBnB and VRBO units near sports venues and convention centers are suffering, but my friends with ski condos, mountain cabins and units near Moab (AKA 4X4 Heaven) have had record bookings since June. 

We have both suffered financial shortfalls in our young lives and generally have an understanding of our tenants situations. 

Google docs should be good co suffering you have one property.  

I'm to the point now where I'm wanting to do my first deal like crazy, but also suffering analysis paralysis!  

A trained hunter who knows his prey and has a furtile hunting ground for what he is looking for (cash flow positive rentals plus paper equity).The Midwest down to TX and parts of some other states (western NY, some parts of the Carolina's and other places suffered for a number of years and are still suffering.

My mother suffered with berber for years because she loved it.