And, I'm hoping that through overcoming my social networking apprehension by finally introducing myself, I'm putting myself one step closer to building a great network of resources and friends and shortly thereafter, buying my first property.       

If you have multiple liquid sources to overcome nasty surprises than small properties throwing off 12 - 15% ROI and $150 a month in NOI  if highly leveraged can be OK. 

Containers may be a little narrow for this but you may be able to overcome that item with some creative thinking for the internal layout.Cabin market is sales while remote uses are typically rental driven.If you have more questions I would be glad to help where I can.Regards,Jeff

This is a sales job so you will have to overcome the shyness to succeed, but working for another agent until you feel confident is a good way to go. 

When they find out you’re an out of state investor they may be Leary to lend but by having the name of a local property manager that you plan to work with or by saying “I’m looking to add to my existing portfolio in your area” you should be able to overcome the you don’t know this market objection. 

Start off capital is always the issue and the best way to overcome this would be to start talking about this with your friends, family, and coworkers.

You can overcome any mistake except buying in a bad area.

How to overcome this?

Be ready to show how you have overcome some obstacles in your life.

Overcome adversity.