County Clerk, Court Clerk, Dept of Mental Health, etc.

Michael,As long as you stay focused you can achieve this, I am still learning myself but I have realized the mental toughness is going to be very important.

James, it has been in my mind to get started on a business plan and i have actually been making small mental notes on what to include, you just reassured me that i need to get that done sooner than later, but my hesitation comes from not knowing exactly where to start, what to include or how to write a proper and professional business plan

I have had tiffs before with a few, but sometimes you gotta get stuff done on your own tuffness......not physical, but mental.

Sadly most Americans have that "I'll think of it later.." mentality and the other naive majority are expecting social security to last forever.

I think there would have been more mental anguish and time involved that wouldn't be worth it.

I have spent a good amount of time with some larger syndicators understanding their capital strategies (no one on BP) and I would say that the thought is that the larger investors will eventually get tapped out on their allocation to you, will get tied up in other investments in a downturn and/or will find other investments at the wrong time for you and thus the mentality is to build that list of repeat business and keep doing deals.

Like these others, I have little compassion as you need to pay your own bills, accept responsibility for your own choices, and not have this victim mentality.

I'm trying to actively take steps towards real estate investing, but there is a lot of mental endurance that I need to break through - perhaps cultivate the hunger or curiosity for real estate.

Other ideas I've had are perhaps less conventional, such as offering English language classes, providing info for tenants to access free counseling if they have marital/drug/mental health issues, and even hiring tenants to make repairs if they are qualified to do the work and trustworthy individuals.