Currently, my number one goal is to scale rapidly.

I haven't sold yet, I've been analyzing property to get a head start on the 45-day timeline of identifying the potential replacement property (and because I enjoy analyzing property). 

Even thought we headed out at 11:15.

I'm based in Powder Springs, Ga.I've always heard about real estate passively but it always went over my head and seemed beyond my reach. 

Still, my soft heart left my head feeling pretty rough, like a "failure".I don't think with your experience and 17(!)

Others hit it on the head.

I get having a driver's license to verify identity, but recording your head turning like a mug shot is a little much. 

I'm more just tossing the idea around in my head should things get worse in years to come.

We know they’re hard working and would like to continue working with them rather than move toward foreclosure, but we know they’re in over their heads if we continue under the current terms of the mortgage and don’t want to set them up for failure. 

That said, if your goal is rapid cash flow growth, a 1031 exchange into higher-yield properties could help you scale faster.