If selling would ease your nerves though, I suggest doing that.

However, I have an older friend who is advising me to have a lawyer examine the abstract - he has done this for 50 years in lieu of title insurance.

If you want to buy and hold for cash flow then you need to examine your options - locally and out of state.

If these things consistently occur with your section 8 rentals while others tell you it doesnt with theirs,  it would be intelligent to examine what you are doing different.  

I think most will appreciate your enthusiasm for learning RE, though I challenge you to examine your way of thinking.  

I then was able to get the remaining buyers through and now are moving to close the deal next month.Even the best deals can become nerve racking with unexpected hurtles.

First, unless you really know what you're doing, searching and as or more importantly examining title, yourself is a little like rolling dice. 

IRR does this by examining the effect of time on the value of cash outlay so timing is everything.

I took all necessary courses to get my real estate license while I was in nursing school years ago and decided to take my state exam in March of this year when I knew in my heart nursing wasn't going to work for me any longer...I PASSED on the first try!

I have been trying to buy fix/flips with partners for the past 4 years but every time we find a deal, my partner has backed out due to nerves.