Most importantly, it's best to overcome your fear - the best way is to just take action.

An influx of REO's (Real Estate Owned - foreclosed houses that banks are reselling) can drastically decrease housing prices in an area.Now if these factors are not what is desired, the key is to adjust your expected sell price.Price overcomes all objections.Even in some of the worst markets in the country, houses are still selling.

Don't let the excitement of get this property overcome your rational senses if/when the seller counters.

If so, how did you overcome it?

These properties do not cater to national tenants like a Starbucks or Panera. 3) when an apartment comes vacant, you can get it rented in 2-3 weeks, but if a commercial space would come open, it could take 6 months or a year to find the right tenant for the space and involve capital concessions on your end to get a tenant in. 4) for the reasons cited above, the commercial income would need to be a decent amount higher to overcome the increased vacant risk and re rental risk than just a life apartment building. 5) Retail is just riskier in general for the reasons stated above plus you then add in that your retail tenant is probably not the strongest credit risk.6) mixed use is harder to finance.

This one had a few issues to overcome, but thankfully the sellers worked with us on getting to the finish line.

If credit of all partners are an issue that can be overcome.

My biggest challenge has been financing for the next deal sue to house hacking and having several different leases no lender will count the income currently working to overcome that hurdle.

In terms of getting it financed I actually found it easier the biggest hurdle to overcome was the initial down payment, which I was able to get through doing a 1031 exchange.

It's hard to overcome a bad buy and you don't know how long it will remain underwater and what maintenance was never completed because they didn't have the money to do any of it.