Questioning the percentage saved throught DIY -- that is, actually physically doing the labor yourself -- is a great question to consider.I've personally counted nickels and done quite a bit of DIY, but I'm thinking a lot more lately about the advice of the author of the E-myth -- which paraphrases to the idea that you should be working 'ON your business not IN it'....and that overplaying the techinician role works to the detriment of a business -- often actually even causing the business to decline and fail.See @Joel Owens comments above as well.

I usually do not go visit properties on triple net assets.If you want to send my the flyer or OM to my e-mail in the signature line I will tell you what I think of the property.I review tons of properties every week for clients. 

Different problems would arise and I would hear statements from professionals like “in my 35 years of doing this, I’ve never seen anything like this” or “this problem has always been a myth, you’re the first person I’ve seen it happen to”.

The idea that there's this magical "free market" that exists in nature, wherein an unimpeded flow of goods and services exists, and that somehow government screws up this system, is a myth that's been imprinted on the minds of Americans for decades.

I read a great book called the E-Myth Revisited roughly a year ago and it changed my entire perspective on creating a business.

Some of what we hear about business failure is actually a myth of inaccurate too.

I am happy renting for now :)I am completely new to real estate, and have never invested in real estate (or REIT) myself.I am looking to use Bigger Pockets to enhance my knowledge and even invest once I have acquired some knowledge.My short term goal (1-1.5 yrs from now) is to start by buying a studio/1-bedroom apartment in either San diego or Atlanta.By buying, I am talking about taking a traditional mortgage by doing 20% down and taking a home loan on that.

First, I think it's important to address the myth that we, as architects (or architects in training as I was), make a ton of money.

@Eric LunsfordMost everything you've ever heard about IUL are myths perpetrated by people who sell IUL.

To keep it short, recommend reading- 4 Hour Work Week by Tim FerrisThe E-Myth for RE investors Michael GerberThe 1 Thing - Jay Papasan and Gary KellerMiracle Morning by Hal Elrod It’s absolutely possible, you just need to create the systems that allow your businesses to run themselves.