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.

Finding listings, buyers, endless contracts, marketing etc is more than I realized when I started. 

There are many great sources on the internet for information, just google or search a few forums for endless insight. 

There could be endless questions that need to be answered that may leave many stunned into non-action, but if you can plan for as many scenarios and have a game plan, you should be right. 

I am currently 22 and going to school for what seems to me an endless rat race with no bright future.

Lenders were using MERS to avoid paying transfer taxes in some states and for other reasons.The problem is there were some improper transfers from originator to know the current note holder foreclosing on you.This can rule the foreclosure process invalid as the right entity is not foreclosing on the property as a proper transfer never took place.Attorneys who specialize in this usually will conduct a "forensic file audit" of your closing documents when you purchased to look for missing disclosures and other documents that should have been given to you.Back in the day of the boom times the originators of these loans were slamming them through and selling off the paper.Most of these originating companies made bank and have closed down long ago.Now the current owner of the paper is trying to clean up the mess.Bank of America is notorious for foreclosing and not offering help.I know people who have court cases against them now.They have been trying for a perm loan mod for years and keep going round and round with them.These are professionals well versed in loan mods.Some loans just fall through the cracks and get left in an endless cycle of nothingness.The question is do you want to hold onto this house to live in or not???

I'm still a little on the new end myself, but am being more proactive in communicating on these forums (although sitting back and reading endless posts and learning is much more efficient at times to me!)