look elsewhere.look in other areas popularized on here, but don't be complacent....aka, fly there to take a look before buying, speaking to other landlords/residents/companies in those areas about the area/company/house/rents etc....then dive in.here's an example, in my area of Baltimore....right now I have a contract to purchase a home for 12500, do about 10-12k to it. and without a doubt will get 1000 per month for it. the knowledge I have in everything rental property in my area is key to making something like this happen, with confidence. if youre willing to jump through the necessary hoops, (and they seem near endless) this can be done by you and one of many areas.

We were about ready to jump in and buy some rental properties seeing how inexpensive they were at the time, but ultimately figured out I didn't know what I was doing, got scared we hadn't hit the bottom yet, got busy with my Day Job, and that idea got put on hold.Since then, I've been lurking here, reading endless books and blogs on real estate, getting inspired by flipping shows on HGTV (hah!)

When you're broke, inefficient and have a bottomless purse (ie. endless taxpayer dollars) to support your bad financial decisions, then it all makes sense. 

There is so much information and good people on this website to talk to the education is endless.

Endless options with this one. 

The one next door with the two just bark and yell endlessly.  

In addition to Al's endless flow of income streams, there are also community building things you can do which come back to you in the end.  

TIME MANAGEMENT How to get an Extra Two Hours out of each work day PROSPECTING AND GETTING REFERRALS CREATING A CONSTANT STREAM OF ENDLESS REFERRALS BUILDING A REFERRAL BASED BUSINESS GOAL SETTING THAT REALLY WORKS!

The reasons why are endless.

First I am a Firm believer that you will be "Blessed By The Measure You Use To Bless Others".In Re there are endless ways to do this.