I live on I-5 between Seattle and Portland, and lived in Federal Way right near NE Tacoma twenty years ago.

Joseph,I live in Harrison NJ which is twenty minutes away from Newark.

We both have full time jobs in the pittsburgh area and are in our mid twenties.

One which has provided me the opportunity to successfully operate my contracting and property managment businesses for the past twenty some odd years.

I have been in the real estate business for over twenty years.

After explaining that we needed to inspect, the mid twenties girl said that she needed to put the dog in the cage.

Less than twenty four hours after a visit takes place (usually just a couple of hours or so later while the house is still fresh in the broker’s mind), I call the broker and in the nicest possible way ask them for their client’s feedback.

The Issue: I want to buy real estate leveraging OPM but have no suitable income to satisfy a lender.The Goal: Purchase cash flowing real estate without ever needing to get a full time salaried job.Where I'm at now: I am twenty three years old, just out of college and am supporting myself with different jobs [mostly hired on an independent contractor] and paid hourly.

Amanda's original question was about achieving income- I'm assuming that's income that she would like to get before her retirement, which at 22 is a while from now ;)So any investing within a retirement plan would not achieve that goal since you can't withdraw without penalty before your retirement age (although if you are able to start investing through your IRA in your twenties you could probably have a pretty awesome retirement income in 45 years)

Twenty, you've seen the TV shows - there are plusses and minuses in every property.