We were able to sell the building at a small profit, but nowhere near the anticipated profit.

It's a daily practice for me but it has built self-awareness and empathy.If you can see what others see in you then you can anticipate these negative feelings they are having and change your behavior and attitude to reflect the kind of person you want to see in the mirror.I try to treat all my employees with respect and give without expectation.

One was scheduled for November 2 and I haven't received that one yet but I anticipate it tomorrow. 

Not what I anticipated, but still making profit.

I have been blessed to have never had to come out of pocket to cover maint costs, but it was mostly due to lower than anticipated vacancy rates.  

You very well may find an existing ADU that just needs to be "brought up to code" and do a small remodel - cutting your anticipated costs substantially. 

And read deals that others post, too, When you find yourself being able to anticipate a lot of the responses you'll feel a lot more confident.

People seem to be parking their money in assets, rather than the banks, in anticipation for higher impending inflation. 

I'm looking in cities with anticipated hi appreciation, like Orlando and Nashville. 

I just know that I've experienced some leasing pain that I was not anticipating recently, and I'd hate for a newer investor to underwrite using rents and time on market data from 8 months ago that is no longer valid.