One - the bank doesn't want to use the income in the pro forma, suffocating my DSCR. 

In that moment, I knew I had to do something to break free from the 9-to-5 cycle that was suffocating us both.

When you tell these people that it often takes more than a decade before the investing makes things like that possible, they go looking elsewhere for advice, until they find someone who's willing to sell them what they want to hear.Building relationships, improving your lifestyle, relieving chronic anxiety, creating strong friendships, building bonds with family, work-life balance, delayed gratification, risk-reward management, lifelong financial freedom, all the really good things about REI are often suffocated under the overwhelming need to GENERATE INCOME TO QUIT MY HATEFUL JOB.What's the best thing about investing for me?

Both of these are suffocating with inventory, too much is piling on top, so interesting you pick between those two. 

I'd say it's more the latter, than the former.The real "crash" on real estate will be when people's DTI finally get suffocated and/or divorces happen for folks who bought together.

Great post - I have several inquiries for clients with the desire to own coastal STR's and just noticed the red tape is suffocating when I would dive into listed opportunities and feasibility with the municipalities. 

The former is fine, even if it's suffocating it's just personal opinion of a lack of tolerance.

So if one is not on top of it , it can become suffocating.

"Consumerism," and a lack of financial intelligence a number of people have already mentioned is suffocating the middle.  

I hear a mattress wrap will suffocate the bed bugs and protect the mattress.