Find a stable job, attend college, or work part-time and do both.

It seems that rent has grown faster than jobs, and its hard to keep up with the rent at rates like $1400 in that area.From looking at crime, that neighborhood was lower than all of Westland, so I am surprised to hear its so bad.

My wife and I owned, operated and sold five RV Parks; three to individual buyers and two to Blue Metric.

Active investors absolutely have ability for higher returns, but at some point it does impact your primary job earning power. 

Invested 3 years ago like others about $40,000 total which  included covering operational cost  for the first or so.  

So i bought a home back in September 2022 in Kansas City Mo with 7.37% interest and I remodeled the home by putting a 2nd full kitchen and remodel the main bathroom almost putting close to $30k I have a remaining balance left of $275k in loan, I had to relocate to Dallas due to unexpected job transfers in 2024 May such a short notice didn’t want to put the MO home back on the market and loose money.

He prided himself on being hands-on, convinced that no one else could do the job as well as he could.One evening, exhausted from another 14-hour day, Michael met with his friend James, a seasoned real estate investor."

The wife had a local business and the husband had a good job.

I bet you heard but the market around those areas are booming right now, especially since it is a buyers market, it gives you an advantage to get better deals from sellers while people are continously moving there, especially for jobs like tech, logistics, etc. 

Getting enough passive income to step away from a job is going to be hard to do in Oregon.