I will stick with boring.

Find out what excites you and stick with it.

I am left wondering do I stick to my guns and stay patient and wait for properties that make sense given todays rents and interest rates OR do I ignore the gap in what I am willing to pay and what the Sellers want knowing I will have to increase my down payment to 35% to 40% to get a solid property?

Stick with it and take action with their input and you'll end up having a really nice portfolio in 10 years. 

Many tenants abuse free utilities and stick their landlords with the amounts that exceed what S8 pays.

This psychological trap causes us to stick with a plan even if it no longer serves us and the costs clearly outweigh the benefits."

Stick to buying good properties in good areas that are in good condition.  

There are a lot of brokers out there who email bomb scenarios out to dozens of lenders hoping for one to stick, then pray the lender will get it closed. 

 With only seven doors so far, and all my stuff more or less input after two days, I think I will stick with QuickBooks for now, as I got the desktop version and won’t have to pay anymore.

you are better off sticking with QB.if you plan to go big, go with a PM software that has accounting module.