That was a big thing for me was stepping foot in the arena and following through with it rather than analyze deals all day!

Or you never encounter that situation and I am maybe over analyzing the thing!

I would like to hear about ways used to analyze neighborhoods where you are considering investing?

Warning: If you leave federal employment you will have to pay back the sum immediately so be aware of that.Make sure do analyze your COCR return or ROI return versus your TSP.Last note: Why wait until you're retired to access your funds when you can be building a real estate empire that makes your retirement funds in your TSP completely irrelevant by the time you retire.TSP = just a safety net.

They will analyze tax returns to determine if the business is looking ok so in theory you would need at least 1 year of tax returns filed.  

The California Association of Realtors has an entire team dedicated to collecting and analyzing market data, and you can find more of their information here:http://www.car.org/marketdata/

Another thing you can do right now is to start analyzing deals.  

I feel like I'm analyzing them as tight as I can but I still keep missing out on them. 

Most lenders who lend Lines of Credit on investment properties usually won't analyze your income in a traditional sense.  

In last 3-4 months I have analyzed over half a dozen deals from wholesellers, and there was no way I could have made those numbers work.