I was always afraid to ask for money just as everyone else is, so I love the mindset shift that we're simply presenting them with an opportunity, rather than asking for a favor.  

Reading about the criteria to match to have a fully deferred exchange I am afraid I need to reinvest all the proceeds I will receive and not only the actual profit (including depreciation recapture).

I know I'm in a small state where people still take personal responsibility, but I am constantly amazed by what people are afraid of.

Too Long; Didn't Read:What I bring: $70k cash, cheap realtor/access to the MLS, construction experience/not afraid to get my hands dirty, connections in the local construction industry, mentor who has been flipping for 15+ years, lender lined up for a HML (90% of purchase, 100% of rehab for 2 points @12%APR), steady job and healthy savings, flexible schedule, eagerness. 

Don't be afraid to offer less than you think they will take, especially ignore realtors when they say they won't take it, as I have had them take it more than once. 

 @Erik Wagner:@Stan Wu Boardman was a good area but the Southern Park mall filed for bankruptcy I didn't know the mall filed for backruptcy however the shopping mall model doesn't really work anywhere so I'm not too afraid of it closing.

I’m afraid of the unknown.  

Given you never started in real estate after being inspired at 18 years of age, and that you now are gravitating toward the one niche in real estate investing that has no lasting benefits, I'd ask what you're afraid of about holding property and if you can work through those fears to becoming a landlord.

This is keeping me up at nights and I can't really concentrate on much else because I am afraid that I may be in legal trouble.

Check out just about any thread with afraid of peak, looking to buy afraid of peak, should I wait to buy, should I wait for the coming foreclosure crisis to buy, foreclosure crisis coming sell now, there are at least 50 threads with those titles.