And the kicker is from your perception, you were doing average.  

I must admit that your earlier comment on the post is the common perception of the group.

“But one of the smartest strategies of the world class is doing what they love and finding a way to get paid for it.”On the other hand, middle class take jobs they don’t enjoy “because they need the money and they’ve been trained in school and conditioned by society to live in a linear thinking world that equates earning money with physical or mental effort.”I would have taken the risk and started my own business like I considered after college instead of taking the first job offer that came along.

My thinking is if its that hammered and the sellers perception is they have no choices but me..... well that will be a great negotiation!

@Nick NoonOur perception is always colored so heavily by where we live. 

I doubt many people in California were looking to invest out of state back then because the popular perception was that buying for appreciation in California was a no-brainer.

Not so much in today's entitlement society as more people claim victimization by prediatory lending, etc.

@Chris Field  hit the nail on the head.. much harder than it looks.. sense of entitlement out there in society that creates this  " I deserve it " attitude without putting in the apprenticeship.. you need certain amount of intangibles to be successful at RE

I recently saw on the forum a few people asking around about Ohio Cashflow..So-- I just thought I would share with you our UK investor, Mark's perception of Ohio Cashflow and his experience with us thus far :)Click Here to watch a video about Mark's journey in turnkey real estate investing with Ohio Cashflow.Thanks and please feel free to reach out if I can be of any assistance.Hope you all have a great day!

In fact, from my limited observation, procrastination seems to be fairly ubiquitous in our society.