This doesn't have to be going all in financially, but at least mentally.  

Scranton PA is a great spot to invest.Pros:- Low cost of buy-in / not much needed in comparison to other areas due to affordability in purchase price- High-Cap Rates- High Cash Flows- Stable market / continuing to appreciate- Beautiful revitalization of the downtown- Influx of jobs, employment opportunities - Plenty of renters- New Amtrak service coming- Surrounding neighborhoods are sought after, solid schools, "home team" mentality in most of the towns where people want to stayFor the Cons:- I can't think of any OVERALL cons that couldn't be avoided in working with the right team.

Other than the property manager's location advantange, this sauce is the reason why I'm considering hiring a property manager instead of self hosting.After 3 years of the "set it and forget it" dynamic pricing mentality on VRBO & AirBnb, I'm on a mission to really understand what I'm not doing right that an experienced co-host is doing.

The mentality for many years was, "Why remodel, when I can just sell?

Every investor goes in with the BRRRR mentality, but work through the numbers to determine IF your loan will be able to be refinanced and all money invested can be recaptured. 

Have half a brain, be mentally strong and you WILL make it if you work as hard as I have!

I am wondering if these mentalities are making it impossible to close deals.I have not closed one yet, and a couple of my mentors are calling me out saying that I have been doing this for long enough now that I should have closed something by now.

Yes, the new PC term is "mentally challenged" (or something like that).

Everyone has an ego, in psychology we have an "Id" that little character that sits on your shoulder telling you how great you are, we have a mental picture of ourselves as to our social acceptance, this picture needs to be somewhat fairly assessed to be mentally healthy, too much of a higher opinion makes you egotistical and too little is low self esteem, that breads anxiety and depression.     

I added this newsbit to my my mental checklist, but when I asked my realtor about it a few years ago, she had never heard of it.