any DSLR produced in the past 8 years will be sufficient and can be had used for cheap.

@Lukasz Wegrzynski I am a top producing agent here in the Pittsburgh market. i wish i could help you personally.

Although I'm brand new to Real Estate, I know without a doubt that I would like to become an investor and produce passive income as soon as possible. 

When I go to get a loan or refinance, a bank will see that I have been producing this rental income for several years and that it is part of my overall income, which makes them more likely to work with me on financing a new rental property by counting 75% of the potential rental income into their calculations.

If the Sponsor is using a firm to produce the PPM, that firm should have completed at least several hundred PPMs in the field with a perfect track record of success (i.e. no SEC claims.)

I find at least in my area it usually doesn't produce quality leads that have stable income and clean eviction record.2) I pay particular attention to market rents and what mine is.

Yard signs still produce the most leads for us.

DSTs like @Matt K. indicated are one such product that is passive cash producing and 1031 compliant. 

Being a Realtor is one of the most profitable real estate businesses you can run if you are a top producer.

Assuming the same expense ratio as the other property (about 42%), your $168k gross produces an NOI of roughly $97,500.