That is a major reason many wannabe investors make bad deals.Never make any business decision based on feelings, money has no feelings and should be the only consideration.

They usually overpay and/or trust bad people and the property goes to crap and it is back for sale at a discount in a few years.

I'm trying to have all of my factors in order before I make an offer so that I present one that would benefit both myself and the seller without putting myself in a bad start position on my investing journey.

On another forum, someone argued that buying just one property was a bad idea, stating that it will "drain me" and that you need multiple properties to be successful.

Payed an arm and a leg in taxes this year (I know not a bad problem to have) and want to reduce the cost next year.

I would do a google search va loan with bad credit and see what comes up.

His HELOC rate of Prime +1% isn’t a bad rate at all when it’s on a rental property.

Learning how to analyze potential deals that you come across now will give you the ability to know a good deal from a bad one when you're ready to buy. 

All these things will greatly influence the strategy you take.

Maybe it sounds bad, I don't know, but my goal with investing is not to spend all day "pounding" the phone calling, but rather to develop a steady source of passive income so I can do what I enjoy such as playing golf with buddies on a Wednesday.