It's a start to acknowledge I have never walked in the shoes of a homeless person - I wasn't raised by my abusive uncle on the Pine Ridge reservation, I've never been a war vet suffering from PTSD, and I don't understand what its like to have down syndrome or schizophrenia. 

Break the analysis paralysis syndrome and you will figure out the "what you don't know" part as you go.

I am 48 and feeling that 'middle age syndrome' creeping up...

@John JacksonHas helped hundreds of people in Texas with Lease Options, From the mentors point of view (I prefer coach over mentor because I think a mentor is like your grandfather telling you about life versus a coach that's going to get you into high-level sales and negotiation skills and how to focus your time)...Many people on bigger pockets are dreamers and "the research phase" and they are not ready to take action, they're happy in their jobs and they don't want to venture out into being an entrepreneur, a risk taker"Shiny object syndrome" will deter you from success in any marketing effort to go talk to motivated sellers and to give them choices: cash or termsi'm not sure but I think I'm the most senior coach on bigger pockets and I've seen it day in and day out that  "people aren't ready to pull the trigger and go knock on doors and talk to home sellers.There's a golden opportunity right now for new re investors in seller financing because credit is tight due to the Dodd Frank and there's low inventory of houses for sale.If you just focused on nice houses and help sellers sell on terms I believe you have a great spring and a great summer of 2015 earning 3% in 10 hours.But you do have to get off your a$$ and stop thinking and go talk to home sellersLike John said, get a Coach/Mentor@Rob GillespieCould you comment re: in Ohio how valuable it is to be real estate licensed and do lease option assignments?

(shiny object syndrome) GUILTY!

I have been doing the be the bank for years now.. and most of our clients frankly are you JOE  burnt out landlord syndrome.. you have some money and just want cash flow with no drama..

Whole Life have a very small niche in the market for instance, if you have a child with down syndrome or elderly parent that depends on your income.  

aka "I know there's 10% Cap stuff out there at 3% down" syndrome. 

My dad's an engineer, my brother's an architect and I am patent pending on my first product, with 30+ other ideas behind it, but I also feel fortunate to have the sense of chutzpah to pull the trigger on deals and not get the deer-in-the-car-headlights syndrome.

Don't get me wrong; there are plenty of issues/problems/quirks that old houses have that new houses don't, and an old house can obviously have hidden problems and big repair/maintenance bills too--which is why thorough due diligence is fundamental to REI...but, the point is: a brand new house is not a foolproof solution to repairs/maintenance headaches (and in some cases, a brand new house can be a much bigger gamble than an older house).This is a particularly important lesson for inexperienced investors, who tend to be the most prone to "shiny object syndrome" (the tendency to let nice aesthetics distract from real, underlying issues).