Riding a bus Vs Driving your carI spoke with my mentor, and he gave the following analogy about control: Investing in the stock market is like riding a bus.

A little background to myself:- I am in my last year of school- I am an Apprentice Plumber (Commercial)- I work on some things to do with E-Commerce and Stocks/Crypto- I love playing sports and going to the gymMy main goal for my life is to have financial freedom as we most do but for me travelling and experiencing the wonders this world has to offer really drives me.

This may be a good first step, and then you can deep dive in the properties that seem to have a better chance of being a good deal.Best,

  - digging deep into a particular property;   owner, mailing address, is it or was it listed on MLS the MLS details,  liens, bankruptsy, divorce, late on taxes,  THE MORTGAGE info and transaction dates.   

As I’ve previously written, there’s a glut of potential buyers but a shortage of sellers, and it’s leading to bidding wars that drive offers far above the original price tag.

Cap rates are very low right now because appreciation has been strong (which drives up prices without corresponding cashflow) and interest rates are down (which increases buying power per $ spent).Going forward, rents will probably climb as the inefficiencies in the market catch up, interest rates climb, and a greater percentage of the population is unable to purchase homes. 

Also when you are driving and see one of those dumpsters at a house. 

The fears you mention are lower, reflexive fears that can be mitigated and overcome with education and experience.If we focused on all the what-if lower fears possible, we would never drive.

I’m nervous, I’m already in too deep emotionally.

I feel like I understand the beginning steps to wholesaling (driving for dollars, direct mail marketing, etc.) and grasping how to find a buyer (find a good deal, and a buyer will come).