You can only "be your own bank" after you have funded the policy with massive amounts of money.

Not only that, but drywalling an entire house is really a massive task.

After that I began to see a massive opportunity to make money on a sector of the real estate market that most investors and/or real estate  professionals either overlook or simply just don’t understand.

Like Warren Buffet says, nobody can time the market.

We've been working on a 18+ unit project w/ massive delays and issues w/ the GC company. 

I've also found that the numbers on long term rentals are extremely hard to make work unless you do a massive rehab and even then tough.

Simply learning enough about one market to invest with confidence takes an enormous amount of work, gaining enough knowledge so that you can confidently compare investment opportunities in Cleveland versus Toledo versus Columbus versus Pittsburgh versus Buffalo etc is a massive undertaking that is beyond the skill level of many experienced investors. 

(I've seen many people pay for coaching to feel like they're 'doing something' and 'taking massive action' when in reality, they're kind of just delaying taking action, and like to talk about how they're in XYZ program.)I've also seen people jump into coaching programs, and take direct and coached action, and skyrocket in their careers.  

You've already had some massive experience landlording for 5 years and you even dabbled with renovations!

As I see the current state of the mortgage industry become more distressed, I realize the massive opportunity that will be in place moving forward in the next few years for distressed debt buyers.