Is this too optimistic?

Nothing an investor wants to read but I've always felt that being optimistically realistic is better than being silent. 

Also, in regards to a per diem, I'd like to be a bit more optimistic that I can establish the right checks and balances to ensure that the contractor is not skipping corners.

If being optimistic I'd say I could do 4 per week on never ending conveyor belt. yes, again i am speaking in literal not theory.

Need to be sure you include the "unknown budget" and never take the optimistic approach as it is better to have money left at the end than writing more and more checks that were unplanned for.Again, if you can walk through an actual property and compare notes with someone that does it in your area (key factor), you will be way ahead of what a generic book can give you.

I'm also not super optimistic on rents increasing over the next year or two though, especially if we go into a recession.

Very optimistic about the appreciation here with businesses such as Intel, Microsoft, Google, etc moving here.

EVEN THOUGH EVERYTHING WENT WRONG THIS YEAR IM STILL OPTIMISTIC MY CONFIDENCE ISNT WAVERED AND IM MORE DETERMINED TO REACH MY REAL ESTATE GOALS I SAY THIS TO SAY NEVER GIVE UP !!!

Maybe I am an eternal optimist, but even Kevin O. is now starting to talk about this potential taking shape.   

Trade some comfort for financial stability.Part of attaining financial success is being simultaneously optimistic and paranoid.