The first day I went door knocking (with my mentor), my palms were sweaty and I was incredibly nervous and absolutely terrified of the rejection. 1000s of doors later I knock with a smile on my face looking forward to help solve someone's problem.

"If you're doing the right thing then you have nothing to worry about" is a terrifying phrase.

And yes David, at this point, with my lack of expertise the idea of Portland terrifies me.  

Admittedly, it was terrifying...

All the teachers were terrified of him and his crooked cronies.The long and short of it was that I broke my contract with this sick twitch and paid a month's salary to get out of working for him.

. - I am terrified that my offer was accepted because I am overpaying for the property- Terrified that the tenants will abandon me and I can’t find new and I am entirely SOL and send my family into financial ruin- Terrified that I will have to spend significant efforts on this whole landlording thing and I have less time and less flexibility than ever before, when my goal is to have more- I am nervous the deal just isn’t good enough, it only cash flows $500/mo with a CoC of 10%.

I hear the best way to learn is to dive in, but we are terrified we could lose a good chunk of our money in this, and have to wait another year or two to try again.

They are literally terrified of their own homes.

The idea of living in a house without a tub is terrifying, although like most men I prefer showers.

@Salvatore Lentini I am taking my real estate course online and it’s terrifying how much information there is to learn and memorize.