I am definitely going to do more research on this topic before pulling the trigger.

Now that I'm putting money into it, it's good to have some sense of expectation but will never really know until I pull the trigger.

@Cedric Stout - Just out of curiosity I'm wondering if you pulled the trigger with Podio?

Ok, so I've been analyzing potential deals for 2 months (maybe 40-50 total) or so and am getting an itchy trigger finger for my first deal. 

However, from personal experience, if you want to continue buying beyond your first property, it gets way, way easier.I think there's an inclination for people starting out to get bogged down by analysis paralysis... so they look exclusively at the numbers and try to quantify all of the risks in the property before pulling the trigger, but then never actually do. 

@Chris Pohlson: (I am not an attorney): Under the Garn-St Germain's Act of 1982, one can transfer the property into an inter vivos trust in which the borrower is an remains the beneficiary.... which does not trigger the "due-on-sale" clause.Generally this is done in coordinate with Estate Planning, where the trusts and other entities are appropriately created. 

Don't know how to start yet )) Podcasts are awesome. forum is great, just need to pull the trigger.

What I've learned from those stories/posts will help me mitigate those risks as much as possible and ensure that I've done thorough enough diligence before pulling the trigger on my first purchase.  

If a good deal comes along I am ready to pull the trigger, otherwise I am in hibernation until the market becomes more favorable on the buy side.

It seems the market is moving much too fast to be able to pull the trigger on anything remotely, especially without establishing a better network of professionals in the area.