Knowing the financial bases would be covered month-to-month via passive money will free you and the rest of your family from so much stress. 

We can't benefit from our own SDIRA funds until a certain age, so investors generally seem to feel less stress about it vs a cash account.

It makes for great stress relief and can be fun! 

One of the most stressful things for me as a landlord is dealing with feuding tenants.

It will cost you more in time, effort, and stress than the Earnest Money is worth - unless it's a very sizable sum.Based on what you have reported, you most likely had an existing sewer leak you were not aware of revealed by the Hydrostatic Test.

The lender is an important part of the team in any transaction, I really stress this with each of my new clients.  

@Frank WongHi Frank, I agree, every property cash flows when you pay all cash for it :) and a lot less stress when problems occur.

Getting to closing always has some stresses involved.

Typically rental rehabs are less stressful than flips since you have to be so detailed oriented with flips so your house is actually able to sell.

Its obviously a busy and stressful time.