Also what's your outlook on the purchase?

During this time I read Rich Dad Poor Dad and it changed my outlook on money.

I've also completely changed my outlook on what's a "necessary" expenditure vs an "unnecessary" expenditure in efforts to rethink the outlay of money I spend, so I can save as much as possible...it's slow going.

@Johnny Nuchols - sounds good - rock it out! Looking

An important consideration is also your cash flow outlook so keep that in mind before you make your decision. 

The gurus are back in a big way so it seems every week sees a new crop of new seminar graduates out looking for deals.  

With my out of state properties I have a long term outlook and decided before going in that I was going to buy and hold the properties I own for many years.

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Thanks @Dean Letfus for reaching out, looking forward to our conversation.

The things that will keep them from accepting the above outlook, greed, the lack of understanding, ethics, lack of abilities and probably laziness, or a combination thereof.