Brandon Turner, at Bigger Pockets, calls this the shiny object syndrome.

Hey guys,

Started writing my yellow letters today, my marketing criteria is my entire county, 2+ bedrooms with 50+% equity and out of state absentee owners. I got 67 addresses.

Took me half an hour to write 10 lett...

Theres a thing called "shiny object syndrome" that everyone knows about.

This can lead to "shiny object syndrome", "analysis paralysis", and a host of other "isms".Instead, if you'll do the work now to get clear on why you want to invest in real estate and what you see REI being able to produce in your life, then you can say "yes" to the opportunities that bring those truths into your life, not the ones that simply promise "unparalleled wealth and ease."

Saying that you have started other businesses and failed makes me wonder if you get shiny object syndrome and quit before seeing it through to the end.

I have heard it called the shiny object syndrome.  

@Suzanne Griffiths  the reality in those neighborhoods is not owner occ losing homes its investors getting tired of a money pit and walking away.. granted some is owner occ but 50% are failed landlord syndrome.

If you call me and saying that your adult child has Down Syndrome going to get you that mortgage and that killer deal?

You can do it your way too, but just be careful that you don't get bogged down with the "getting ready to get ready" syndrome.

It might have worked in their generation but certainly not today or the future... if you haven't, suggest you read:Kiyosaki's Rich Dad Poor Dad or listen to the audioRobert Frost poem "The Road not taken"We are working with Kiyosakis I/Investor quadrant(let your money work for you, not you work for your money) as opposed to the E/Employee, S/self employed, B/business owner quadrants-the rat race quadrants of you work/slave for your money.My parents couldn't guide me in this space since they came from the Poor Dad syndrome - go to school and get a job/journey of the broke and the rat race like the majority population.