As i own and rent a commercial daycare, I was reluctant to evict tenant with 24 kids and employees during the week in midsummer, as landlords are depicted as villains and I do not need the adverse issues that may arise,. 

Thanks for all your responses helps one feel better to know others have overcome the fear.

I understand that your wife may be worried about failure, but any kind of investment comes with a chance of failure so the risks must be understood prior to jumping in and the fear must be overcome with the confidence of being successful.Since you're starting funds are $0, a HELOC can be a great tool for getting started, but ultimately you will need some kind of funds of your own because you must pay the HELOC each month during the flip.

When you were ready to purchase your 2nd, 3rd and so forth properties, what financial hurdles did you face and how were you able to overcome them?

Could I just pay taxes and living it as mine and claim adverse possession?

Good locationsAdd valueCash flowLong term debtReservesA good recipe with any market conditions.See below for a post on overcoming fear of the market.https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/311/topics/59...

It's 100% do-able to buy sight-unseen, despite what some folks might say (you'll have to put in more work to overcome the lack of personal market knowledge though).Why?

The equity indicator was particularly interesting to me.Given the ecomony is doing so well, it's curious to see the risk-adverse indicators above. 

I will admit now that my profession combined with my expensive market can force me out of buying properties anytime soon, but my motivation and interest in this field has overcome that fear.

She calls this ability to overcome short term obstacles to achieve long term goals, GRIT.