You have all the focus of the realtor, and don't have to go through the whole stress of bidding, etc. 

Finally, if your risk tolerance is low, the stress brought on your life could potentially outweigh the gains.

If budgets go over (they will), if timelines run long (they will), you have interest expense that would not otherwise be there, compounding the stress of getting the property completed and sold.

I quickly learned how to judge character and traits of others based on how they responded to stressful and sometimes life or death situations.

Would society be hit as hard by hard times like this? 

It really helps take the stress out of dealing with my first investment knowing so many people are out there to lend a helping hand.

I'm also thinking of cutting down a tree that is causing stress on a power line. 

Purchasing our second property in Burlington was much less stressful than our first!

These will dictate your profit and stress level.

In my State, Washington, the publicly stated reason for such a law is that it prevents greedy investors from taking advantage of people who are under the stress of property tax foreclosure.