This is absolutely not what I would like to do but it might be better then to go broke and miserable.

In short, for where I'm at and what my goals are, no it doesn't not look like a deal at all. 19k investment to make $136 a month looks pretty miserable - but I'm after cash flow.

People try marketing to an entire state of 10 million people and fail miserably.

Anyone who “laughed” at me for not knowing something with me being a newbie is just pathetic & miserable with their life so I don’t really care.

Yea Detroit is miserable, I don't even see it swinging back anytime soon.

Add the miserable economic news reports of 2008, with market declines for the S&P 500 of 37%, the EAFE at -41.04%, and Emerging Markets of -48.88%, and is anyone surprised that most investors are beginning 2009 shell-shocked, scared, and (after Uncle Bernie's confession) doubtful that anyone on Wall Street is capable of the truth?

It failed miserably and set the country back many years in its recovery effort.

However, I've spoken to several investors who have 5-10 properties in town and when they have a couple of vacancies... they are miserable.

Fulltime jobs help create an initial investment principal and provide for basic needs, but beyond that they can become a miserable golden cage.

Not knowing your exact circumstances but if you have no money for real estate suggest you live like a pauper and save like a miser.