With restaurants the grease traps left in a space cause issues.

That fact alone has caused several of my acquaintances who are accidental landlords to swear that real estate is too hard, and a money loser.

Being a newbie, this could be a road block that could cause me to do NOTHING.What offer to pay a contractor to inspect an 13,000 sq ft property?

They caused more damage then I have for the security and did not give me 30 days notice before moving out.

Paying cash upfront would make anyone difficult to evict if they caused other problems such as illegal activity on the property. 

I don't want to cross some line that could cause me to lose everything.

But I'm wrapping up my 4th home and sold it a month into it cause the buyers seen my last flip and wanted to lock in on this one.

Originally posted by @Jarlen Martinez:Having credit cards over 30% isnt a deal breaker however having them over 30% can cause your score to drop.

Don't just follow the numbers, there is so much cheap housing down there but it doesn't mean its a good deal cause the unit cash flows whatever arbitrary number you desire.

While I agree that fear and hesitation can be helpful in getting us to be more meticulous in our approach I think that humans can also end up falling into the trap of some other dangerous traits which do cause us to be our worst enemy.