Then I broke down my income streams to understand where all the flows were coming from.

The USGS has monitoring points for those concerned about river and stream levels, and the National Weather Service also provides graphs using data from the USGS.

One way to do this, I *think*, if the invstor is interested in having an ongoing stream of income is to have his SDIRA buy anohter property INSIDE of the SDIRA, which can THEN be sold on contract.Say his SDIRA has 100K, he buys a property with the cash in the account in the NAME OF THE ACCOUNT.

I would, personally, think long and hard about going in full time as an agent right away if you don't have another income stream.

So multiple streams of income. 

Sure I helped a bunch of people in tough situations, but when I think back to all the wasted hours and effort involved in a short sale, it makes my blood boil.I would still list one for a good client, but only if the seller agreed to have a local attorney handle the negotiations and closing.  

Then I broke down my income streams to understand where all the flows were coming from.

Here in VT there are many small streams and many places are in a floodplain. 

@Roy Coons you can't get blood from a turnip but there is a relatively simple way to try and get something. 

Hello,I am a general contractor with part tIme crew, they are skilled and trustworthy but I can’t hire them full time because I do not have steady stream of revenue, we specialize in kitchen and bathroom remodel, during summer we are quite busy but thIngs slow down startIng Oct till late Feb / March.