I think I am going to start studying for my RE license and get it so I can get into the MLS and see what is going, not be dependent on agents, get more familiar with my market.

When they start to discover the true work, knowledge and skills required, the mental barrier you mentioned occurs.

Others discover that they can get higher returns joining with professional private lenders, and invest their money with or through them.

A few especially important places to check out:The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate InvestingBiggerPockets Podcast (You'll love these)and How to Buy a Small MultiFamily Property: A Step by Step Case Study (this goes with my 7 Years book pretty nicely)Anyways, great to have you on board here!

Hope you'll monitor this thread @John ChapmanWe may get more posts as I'm sure .many operators stick the LLC documents in a drawer and forget about them.You LLC doesn't need to be read, it needs to be studied carefully.It also needs to be tended to, there are entity maintenance matters to oversee depending on how it is structured you may need to keep your LLC tuned up monthly but at least annually for it to perform.

I had to repair the air/fan/heater and discovered it actually doesn't go anywhere because it is boxed in...

I am planning to create a case study packet of a distress property in my area.

There's nothing like discovering what you don't know but should have known, only to complicate a problem or mistake by hundreds of miles of distance between you and the investment.

Wish I had discovered them sooner!

The more I study it, the more I like it.