So, new people always proceed with caution which can be justified.3) Managing Expectations: You mentioned its not that you're upset, but they aren't meeting your expectations.

We are still looking to buy more, and have made a few offers (then got out-bid), but so far haven't been able to justify any numbers lately.

Does the cost justify the means?

I kept justifying to myself that having the freedom to move around and not worrying about taxes and fixing stuff etc. was worth it . 

I had looked at Albany Park, Jefferson Park, and Arcadia Terrace primarily.The rents don't justify the asking prices, and it's surprising to see properties being sold at cap 2s and cap 3s.  

They follow whatever set of guidelines give them the value to make it a "deal", or just create a value to justify the deal. 

I represent only myself and the contract I own.You have invented restrictions "once or twice...entire business model..." that do not exist either in TREC rules or case law for the State of Texas in order to justify a limited view and/or interpretation of an activity you don't support.  

Many of these deals just not good enough to justify the risk I would be taking by putting down a large, non-refundable deposit.

If there was a reasonable amount of time between questionable occurrances that posed an alternative benefit and the making the note and it was justified and there were no odd concessions with regular payments being made then it must be assumed the debt is valid.

And if you look at the facts they are justified in that way of thinking.