they have the drive and passion (love what they do) to overcome all obstacles and they realize the importance of simply educating themselves about investing!

That is probably going to be your first step - overcome the fear.

that's what everyone is telling me at the moment. i've told my parents about my plans and over coming any fears i done that by just creating a plan of goals of 1 yr 5 yrs 10yrs..

Just buy, have rental income defray mortgage, and hold long-term.How do I overcome this odd paralysis?

It was a crap hole.Price overcomes all objections.

I have actually dealt with this in the past and it is definitely difficult to overcome.

Are there greater tax advantages to overcome the higher interest rate of a rental instead of either being owner occupied?

It will be scary the first time, but when you see the numbers in front of you and they make sense, your desire will overcome your fear and you'll make the right choice.Josh has done a heck of a job of creating a place where you can learn and grow as an investor.

There are some ways to create or overcome no equity - short sale, lease option, owner financing - but I wouldn't necessarily recommend jumping into any of those with this property on your first deal.

That would be everyone I meet in the grocery, drug store, at Little League, Lions Club, Boy Scouts, PTA, church, the newspaper delivery boy, the postman, the UPS driver and even people sitting at nearby booths at Denny's.Naturally I will tell them ONLY THE TRUTH about how I feel I was treated and with any luck and persistence we may see if TRUTH and WORD OF MOUTH can overcome paid advertising.signed EOCNOTE, I'm not saying YOU should do this.