Just go with me here for a mental exercise please.     

Don't mentally count yourself out. 

Take action today, you're mental objections will increase in volume but these are the very things that have stopped you from moving forward in your investing career.Action is a verb, paralysis is a noun.Mark Caudill

Perhaps this is just a mental impediment I need to set aside.  

Buyers will be able to mentally move in during their first walk through.

One of the first mental obstacles I had to overcome was getting comfortable with the idea of buying out of state!

I ALWAYS mentally add "2" to the number the prospective tenant tells me. 

Books:- bigger pockest books such as Avery Carl "short term rental long term wealth", Profitable Properties by Daniel Rusteen, rich dad poor dad by kiyosakiPodcasts:- short term rental management, real estate rookie, the str sisterhood, stronomics, short term rental secretsAreas to focus on:- personal development.... do you have what it takes mentally or commitment wise to take the business serious even when its hard or you got "other things" going onby doing what your about to do you are starting a business so be sure you see it that way!

Position yourself with real estate assets that have versatility, are well located, and are places people want to be in any market.- J

My previous job was a Registered Nurse but after losing my 21-year old daughter to a senseless act of gun violence on August 3, 2015, I could no longer handle the mental and emotional demands of nursing.