I know I struggle with this myself with all the paid for properties  But at the end of the day its comforting to have that equity.. and for me who is in the business my bank sure loves balance sheets that show assets not offset by debt. 

That is the decision I've been struggling with the most, whether or not to manage the property myself.

Mesa appears to be struggling with an identity. 

.), the eviction laws, taxes and last but not least the struggle you have to go through to get also just ONE mortgage is really REALLY a pain also for someone bankable, like I am and the credit score here is not the first thing banks see).  

I would love to hear some stories about other peoples early experiences or what newer people are struggling with as well.

I'm really struggling deciding what is better between a heloc or just doing a refi. 

When we closed on our first, we struggled raising capital.

I have been looking in FL but been struggling to find a good agent/PM.

I've been doing what all good newbies do when struggling to overcome analysis paralysis, namely reading books! 

@Bret Halsey I struggled with this a lot.