Or tenant can overcome somehow his bad credit/background report with plus 200$ bid?

.. it is a very difficult thing to over come the fear of possible failure and decide to invest in real estate .

SchoolsOn top of having good public schools for our kids to attend, my wife used to be a teacher and is currently an assistant principle, so a state/municipality that values our educators in terms of how they treat and compensate them is also important for usBoth the Tampa and Fort Myers areas are relatively affordable, Hawaii ...yeah, not so much, but I believe we can overcome that obstacle (more on that below).

Just wondered if anyone has felt the same and overcome to become really successful or satisfied with where there at in life.

Some of us have overcome it.

But, it's a major hurdle for inexperienced investors to overcome in order to join the Association.

To overcome such hurtle is to provide evidence the motivation why you choose to purchase property for such distance especially if your current residence is within the minimal (ex: 5 - 30 min drive) vs. your purchasing a home that is 3 hours drive one way and 6 hours total round trip in your motivation letter.

What personal hurdles (mental, financial, or otherwise) did you overcome to close your first deal?

It's powerful to hear stories of overcoming and achieving your goals.

I've heard it's great for laying out a road map of overcoming long distance REI challenges, while also providing steps on jumping into real estate investing in general.