I am just getting started and have done one deal but would love to be able to feel more confident in my contract.

.)… that way I’m confident I won’t be stuck with a headache tenant.

From a seller's standpoint, as long as the seller gets a trouble-free sale and is confident he got market value for the property then I don't see any drawback in him selling it to you, so if you have a decent relationship with the guy it may not be a big issue to just talk to him about it and be completely clear about wanting to deal with those issues up front so everyone ends up happy in the long run.

Surrounding yourself with an experienced team will boost your confidence to move forward!

But there's a lot you can do to safeguard your confidence.

I am person to really sweat the numbers and I want to have confidence in my calculations if I do find a deal that looks promising.

Then when a real opportunity comes along you can move forward quicker with confidence.

But I don’t have confidence yet where to go.

That being said, i am trying my best to read between the lines and apply what i can here.....apply might be a strong word at the moment for all i have done is really educate myself as much as i can daily, no real actionable steps have been taken on my part to be a more confident real estate investor.I currently have next to no money saved, but saving as much as i can 15% of my small wage at work, and it slowly builds, i have rocked at bringing my credit score up from a hurting 595 to a 742 within 6 months and now working on getting credit available to me. 

How confident are you of continued appreciation?