If not, you are a gambler.So, to your original question, if you are active you limit your effectiveness because you run out of time = less moneyIf you are passive, you leverage other people's time and can have many irons in the fire at the same time even though you have to do things sometimes = more moneyIf you are a gambler, you put forth no effort so you unwittingly give your money to others = no money

Ironically, these people consider themselves as middle class.  

Supposedly about 100 years ago they dug a test pit looking for iron ore.

also its cool to fly over LAX a 2500 ft not talking to anyone and watching the heavy iron take off and land under you...

In regards to cost, I would rather all my properties be on Well and septic, my personal home is, I hate municipal charges. our rentals on septics we have in the lease that the tenant is responsible to have the tank pumped per local law, if they dont, like unpaid water bills, they will be evicted. wells come with in some cases Iron issues, as well as hardness issues, we supply a filter and softening system, it is the tenants responsibility to replace filters, and fill salt, no different than having them replace furnace filters. yea you may have a pump fail, or a septic fail, but the over all cost can be a CapX item.

Your water probably has a high content of iron in it.

Ironically, none of my properties have driveways, only walkways.

I had to learn how to build oak stairs, with iron railing.

The ironic thing is...

With clay and cast iron pipe the sections of pipe are quite rigid.