@Samson Kay The Rich Dad Poor Dad book resonated with a lot of people and got them started on the path to real estate.

Buying discounted notes would get you there and be more sustainable, again, UNLESS you build and operate a hard money lending business (which can be sustainable), but less passive.

You may just find a specific REI strategy that resonates with you.

Companies will build like gang busters for 5yrs then all of sudden pick up and leave, so will the population.As Ned stated buy right with enough cushion to sustain long term.

But most people here seem to push rentals as a way to really make a sustaining income.With some of the deals out there I can see coming into a transaction and being immediately in the Black on a rental!

As word of the "great investment" spreads, the scam becomes self sustaining as old investors are paid with new investor's money.

These obligations are protected by FHA's Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund, which is sustained entirely by borrower premiums.

Just Google or Yahoo and you will find one that does it with resonable rates and remember you can tell a person by their credit (most of the time anyways).

Short of that, $1M in sustainable receivables each year (Total Income).

And if something bad happens you will have much cash reserves in your IRA to make sure you can sustain any problems.Thank you for your time.