I almost did not pull the trigger on a home when I did because of fear and the financials being tight.

@Sara Swift I often get investors that have the fear of canceling because of open issues or funds being held for unreasonable purposes. 

Looking for encouragement to overcome the fear of starting out..

I can see the appeal from stain resistance, but fear heavy furniture during move out would be a problem.

If you are legitimately permitted to deduct something, your CPA should be working with you to document the reasons WHY you qualify so an audit (in the event it even happens) becomes a no-brainer for you, them and the IRS auditor.While your CPA is correct to be fearing an audit, it feels like that's due to their incompetence in this area of tax law. 

I will have to look into it, but fear that, with the master lease option, I would spend quite a bit more on "rent" over time that it would take to subdivide the property initially, and begin building equity thereafter.

Many people don't get pre-approved because they fear their credit dropping.

People fear what they don't understand... it is partly because of insurance but I really think it's just the fact they don't know the space and it's very different to their model.

Don't just buy the fear-full sales pitch; study the situation before jumping.

There's always that fear of being too conservative or not conservative enough and miss out on a deal.