First, a round of applause and pat on the back Josh, seriously, you deserve it and I want to recognize your achievement in taking a serious analysis of yourself, identifying your hold-backs and being brutally honest with self that it is an issue of self, and pressing to break through that. 

If you consistently analyze properties, it will be much easier to recognize a good deal when it shows up.

If you consistently analyze properties, it will be much easier to recognize a good deal when it shows up.

Weeding through big picture trends & projections is one thing but being able to filter through that all, then, understanding the submarkets enough to recognize and execute a deal is a whole other issue entirely. 2) Let's say you do manage to zero in on one and land on a few submarkets to focus on.

If you consistently analyze properties, it will be much easier to recognize a good deal when it shows up.

This is because many investors, especially larger investors, recognize the difference between initial cash flow and actual cash flow over a long term hold. 

He uses 2 jars (you might recognize this from atomic habits ;) ) and aims for 20 marbles being put into the empty jar every day.This is a concept that I really liked, and have put into action today and I very much enjoy it :)What are your thoughts on this?

@ Anna Nesterchuk Title Insurance company in CA told me CA doesn't recognize land trusts.

LLC's are state-formed entities to limit liability and are not recognized as a taxable entity by the IRS.This means two things:Understand the liability protections an LLC can provide for you and what state to form it in (attorney)Understand how you want it to be treated (S Corp, partnership, pass-through) for tax purposes and cost (CPA)Here's a BP resource on the topic: https://www.biggerpockets.com/...

Next in that, they designate that STR is not only recognized as a commercial operation, but an "intensive" commercial use and goes on to state it fit's in zoning designated for "intensive commercial use".