I find its kind of a progression.. you need a lot of capital for the note business the benefits of rentals is leverage of course.what i found was many did well as landlords then tired and just started to sell them off as they were retiring and note income worked for them.. and or they blended they had some rentals and had some notes. does not take a landlord that is suffering burnt out landlord syndrome but wants cash flow to understand how notes work.. but of course you have to choose wisely on the notes  for sure.. as it relates to BP  overwhelmingly the guys and gals on this site are going for bigger yields that they hope to make with NPN so they work for those.. and its not just passive income by any means its a business.. 

And were they live rentals are all about appreciation and there are many that are really down on investing for appreciation so the buyers instead of saving up and buying West coast jump into mid west rust belt deed south.. with varying degrees of success.. but burnt out landlord syndrome in these areas is alive and well. that's for sure. 

I'm taking pains to avoid shiny object syndrome, though I see a long term future in apartment/multifamily and/or commercial. 

Maybe this is the "pretty girl syndrome" (don't bother pulling a sexist card), where the pretty girl has no date because everyone assumes she automatically has one...and never bothers asking, or assumes she would say no to them.Ask why...find out why...don't assume. 

With "too many cooks in the kitchen" syndrome, I can imagine people in the group going all over the place and ultimately not agreeing on pulling the trigger on a deal. 

I think everyone in 2005 had the fear of missing out syndrome, so they all bought (myself included). 

Wholesaling has become popular in BP and other sites because of the no money down syndrome.

Account ClosedDon't fall for shiny object syndrome... that is buying many leads, new coaching or anything that is a product advertised towards agent.

It seems you have shiny object syndrome and just go from one idea to the next.

The goals that I hope to achieve through real estate investing are: 1) to provide a cash flow stream for my mother as she gets older and requires assisted living or nursing home facilities, 2) provide a cash flow stream for my younger brother (who has Down's Syndrome) as he gets older and requires assisted living facilities and increased medical attention, and 3) provide a means of early retirement for me and my older brother.While listening to BP podcast #276 (my favorite) the other morning, I had that lightbulb moment of how to get started in real estate investing.