Normally being social and active online and networking that way can leverage you In better situations. 

Networking, following industry blogs and social media, attending lectures and courses, and even working alongside more experienced investors are all great ways to stay on top of changes that impact how you run your business.

For example, I'm looking for a few people to mentor on buy and hold strategies and what I'm looking for is material for my social media pages.

I am currently working on improving my social media personal branding but I’m a bit confused… so I thought I’d bring it to BiggerPockets for some feedback. 

I’m interested in economics, accounting, politics/law, and finance and I think a real estate license will help me learn more about these things as well as improve my social skills.

When I am ready, I will assess my social security and the self-directed IRA for an even more diverse income. $10,000 a month may not be a lot of most people, but I am proud and happy.

Our rental market is super hot right now (2% vacancy last I checked), so I don't expect to much trouble, especially considering I have a full-time marketing staff member that I can have promote the property on social media and CL.

He said unless I have a substantial savings - even after paying for closing cost & down payment , that no bank would even consider giving me a loan because I’m on Social Security disability and I have no assets.I am not giving up , I can’t, because I have to figure out a way to do this or I end up living in state housing which is not acceptable.

They shouldn't be able to game the system with a valid social tied to their name so I'm a bit confused by the nature of the question?

A more sophisticated way is a laddered income approach that combines fixed income sources like annuities and social security, followed by things like rental income which is somewhat predictable and not tied as much to volatile markets, dividends, bonds and then equity withdrawals.