The taxes are killer though, you're going to lose probably like 30% of your paycheck.

So, even if you could get a down payment and loan for a property, you would LOSE money even at high rental rates until you ran out and got foreclosed on and still not be giving anyone a break on rent prices. 4.

make friends.there's no rush. the worst possible thing you could do would be to put your nest egg into something and lose some of it and set yourself back.

My argument is simple—real estate, unlike most assets, doesn’t actually lose value over time.

In fact, I have found that an inexperienced or unknowledgeable or untalented broker is a detriment while the “best” broker in a given arena provides value far in excess of their fee.     

Quote from @Meshael Eady: Hello BP Family,Starting today I will be marketing to folks in Brooklyn who might be in danger of losing their homes to foreclosure. 

You'll screw up and lose some money, maybe even a lot of money.

The last thing you want to do is have a rental go bad and then lose your primary residence due to a deficiency judgment because of a bad rental property.

If you are not on top of so many things it a great chance you can lose.

Section 8 vouchers can be tough to come by - violations can cause someone to lose their voucher which can onlyhelp to improve my confidence.