I would like to buy my first property with a low money down option (yes, I'm reading @Brandon Turner's book), and need to overcome the initial hurdle of fear and uncertainty as I dive into this new world of REI.

So far I think it does a good job of giving information but I skipped the first few chapters that are generally take action overcome your fears type stuff because I just wanted more info. 

The house being beautiful should overcome your bad credit and no money?

This might be an obstacle in his mind set that you can overcome tax wise.

Sometimes the noise can be overcome if the property has a lot of other positives going for it.

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Rooney:I have been investing in Indianapolis for 15 years with great success...and still am and helping others in the process. http://www.deptofnumbers.com/rent/indiana/indianap...How did you overcome the flat rents from 2005-2013?

Check out the forums under Starting out, you'll find  a lot of tips to get your feet wet in REI and overcome those fears, doubts and analysis paralysis you may have on your first deal. 

Congratulations to you and your partners despite the hurdles you had to overcome.

What challenges did you face and how did you overcome them?