But how many great opportunities have we lost because we weren’t willing to take just a piece instead of the whole pie?

If you don't you will lose a lot of money with evictions, lost payments, and vacancy.

Consider the lost opportunity cost if you did not close on this property, regardless where your numbers could be at.

All in all I'm a bit lost in all of this and hoping to at least break even with my current property while keeping the mortgage low on my next property.

This year I have yet to close a deal and have lost a few deals over 10K. 

I got a new phone recently and lost it and it’s no longer available.  

Long story short, you spend a month cleaning and renovating, then you find a new tenant after just 15 days.In total, you lost three months of rent income ($3,000) plus paying utilities ($500).

Hello Biggerpockets,My name is Josh Palmer. I find myself over whelmed with a sistuation that I am currently facing. I have been planning on selling my home. With the sell of this home I will have approximately $140k ...

Plus there are less moving parts that can break, need constant tightening, lost/missing parts etc.

I lost my money, Hope you don't!