Every project is littered with the builds that always break, the confused contractor due to lack of docs, the essential magical box or code section that everyone is a afraid to touch, the occasional data corruption that goes uninvestigated, the massive list of chores that a new developer must complete to get developing.
Successful projects embrace each of these little things and make them nonissues over time. Say to yourself "yes, Chris, it really is going to be that hard" and just dig in.
