I decided against it due to the insurance, and the fear of a vacancy in the retail section.

@Matt Swearingen The reason the notice and eviction route is not chosen by the vast majority of landlords when dealing with late payments is due primarily to the fear that they may actually end up having to evict.

My hold up is the fear that the wholesale deal will not go as planned and I will lose the down payment amount for the house hack.

It's like a get rich quick scheme and I fear that it is predatory in nature.  

They fear what they don't understand and need the money and loan pay-off to get their next place.   

A lot of people spend a ton of time and money setting up LLC's and other entities only to do 1 or no deals because they just can't get past the fear or they find out it's not what they enjoy.  

We also saw a avoidance of wood frame homes due to the fear of them being weaker in storms, accurate or not fear is a strong factor.We also saw a boost to the market as a whole with the increase in spending and increase in work from insurance claims.

I'm trying my best not to get discouraged and fall into the group that all these podcast/books/video say talk about, the ones who just never end up doing it because of fear.

I don't want to transfer my properties away from my current manager, but he does not return my calls, and makes me feel like I am a bother when I express my concerns.I was so very pumped up to get into investment real estate, but now that I am having huge monthly payments for my taxes, mortgages, and insrurance, yet rarely am I getting rental income, I fear I am on the wrong path.If there are any property managers or investors that work in Hammond, Gary, Hobart, or Merrillville that could offer me an experienced opinion, I would be grateful.

This way you can lock down the property, not put out a large amount of option money, and both of you can come out without fear of being taken advantage of.