My biggest fear is the neighborhood.

@Lisa Maturo ..." waiting to pounce" is a good idea as long as it's not fear in disguise...but only you can decide that!

Has anyone put their plans on hold on buying smaller apartments from mom and pop type ownes in fear of the expense of any required earthquate retrofit requirements? 

I fear being able to find a deal and falling out on someone who is willing to sell their home.

If so, how much would you reduce your bid on fear of attorneys fees and time?

However, if I were to land a job not relating to real estate, I fear that my time and energy would push me farther and farther away from my ultimate goals of REI due to my innate ability to focus and dedicate everything to what is in the present.

Hello BP familyI'm relatively new and on the stage of making decisions to either start my first flip while I'm still working on my full time job or overcome that FEAR and quit my job and focus on real estate full time.

My fear is that they will challenge the deposit ($2000) withdrawal.

I have this huge fear of not getting the hard money loan and losing my deposit.

Sometimes tenants fear when a home is purchased that they are going to be asked to vacate.