Not sure what people are interested in here

I have seen many people pass because in the short term the numbers don't pencil. 

Hi @Ron Sausa what's great about real estate is there are plenty of people that have done what it is you are looking to do. 

Most people fail due to imagined failure and not success.13.  

There are people who overpaid in the last year, but they would only be in foreclosure problem if they lost income.

Many people start out active because they want exposure to real estate and don't know that you can start out passive - you can effectively hire the asset manager and supply capital to the investment.You can have great success as an active or a passive investor - but it is important to understand the difference and to select whichever option matches your skills and resources the best.Good luck!

Naturally, this makes some other people (read: voters) unhappy.B.

Title might be confusing, I'm asking for help or input on what other people have found success doing, not claiming to have any sort of sound strategy myself!!

If you would classify this as more of a hobby which most people won't the first year, then the losses won't benefit you.

You have a lot of people here on BP who have been in the biz for decades and also know a lot of other landlords.