It's definitely possible if you have an abundance mentality.

@Hailey BrownI think transitioning out of the 'grass is greener' mentality can be difficult but needed - which I'm hearing a bit of. 

I have more important things to be spending my mental cycles on!

We found signs that the tenant has mental health issues, e.g. a bottle of antidepressant.

Mentally get it in your head not to fall for sad sack stories.Seriously.You may get people answering to your vacancy that would fail screening, but they go to look at the place and tell you some sad tale of woe that tugs at your heart and would make you feel like a complete a-hole if you disqualified them.

There are two types of realtors out there; retail stuck in old traditional system go by market value and sometimes are emotional when it comes to dealing with them, offended by offers that are made to them by investors, these types in some RARE cases don't submit offers, keep in mind offers can be relayed verbally or in writing by a buyer, in both cases it is the Realtors responsibility to present all offers to their buyer by the letter of the law.And Investor friendly realtors, flexible non-emotional and innovative in most cases, NOT THE HOUSE WIFE MENTALITY OR WEEKEND REALTOR present all offers from my experience unless the EXCEPTION as described below is in effectIn terms of presenting offers there is an exception:HOWEVER, there is an EXCEPTION, a seller can instruct a realtor not to present any offers to them below a certain offered price.

My mentality is someone, some way is making a deal happen every day in every market. 

Their emotional and mental peace of mind means much more to them.Some examples of our seller's stresses:- The older couple that wants to move to live with their kids because they can't care for themselves anymore- The single mother who does not want to be an owner anymore because she cannot handle maintaining the house- The man who just found out he has cancer and needs quick cash to move and get treatment- The retired couple who tried out investing in real estate but want to get their money out to open a storeEach and every one of these sellers walked out of our closings with a smile on their faces and a hug goodbye.We have all educated ourselves and deserve to get paid for our knowledge of how to structure these deals.  

Sometimes a temp setting is a mental thing and not a comfort thing.I still have a lockbox and it is never failed, batteries never need replacing and not one complaint.My favorite is my Digital Watchdog camera system.

By putting money into 401k, you are mentally preparing yourself to retire at 65+, which is not my intention.