I was able to save up a lot of money, but then I - in all my youthful intelligence - decided to indulge myself in the hobby of motorsports and Ford Mustangs. 

Or do you see Ford Escorts and Taurus's, Chevrolet Cobalts and Impalas, and Chyrsler Sebrings?

I lived in Palo Alto for 10 years.. town of 60k with a work for of well over 100k and its just not HIgh TEch its Stanford, Ford Philco and others.But for me owing rentals for cash flow is just buying a job nothing more nothing less.

Be sure to read through The Ultimate Beginner's Guide to Real Estate Investing to help you get started.By the way - here are my favorite articles on Wholesaling:9 Reasons You Couldn’t Find A Buyer For Your Wholesale DealDon’t Start Wholesaling Until You Read This: Wholesale Advice from a Fix and FlipperHow to Start Wholesaling: Getting Past The Education and Into the FieldFinally -be sure to setup some keyword alerts - especially for "Des Moines" so you can jump into local conversations.See you around the forums!

My name is Jason and I am from Ford City, Pa (north of Pittsburgh)I am interested in owning a few multi-family rentals to replace my current income and to start saving more for retirement.

The increasing population, 5 military bases, over 16 colleges & universities, 2 major medical centers, proximity to Eagle Ford, and the fact that it's first major city north of the Mexican border all help make this a healthy market for investors

I really don't want another job, but I've got it now.Specialization:Why don't SFH investors learn from Henry Ford with the assembly line concept?

For you folks not in Texas, what John means is "CD" areas where there's not great schools and not the best crime rate, don't even bother doing a lease optionIf you want to deal with nice owners that are intelligent, well-educated, they want to sink their feet for five years or more in a good neighborhood, good schools, go into "AB" areas and go after expireds, landlords, listed houses, for sale by owners, and talk to "we buy houses" people that have leads that are thrown away due to low equityIf you get the product right meaning a four bedroom two bath, quiet street, something that people really want, then filling it with the tenant buyer is quite easy, and making your 3 to 5% is a lot easier if the product is rightThink of it like the car business: you've got a Ford Fiesta on a car lot, and a Toyota Camry.

Here are some photos of "Man Camps" I saw out at the Eagle Ford Shale in South Tx.  

My business partner is fond of saying that real estate education teaches students how to build a car pre-Henry Ford, when the industry should be teaching how to be Ford.