I just haven't had time yet, being consumed with work.

Federal Pacific and Zinsco are no longer made, but I think Zinsco might have been bought by Sylvania, then maybe GE.I've never had either of the above fail.Even though neither are not made the US Government could still recall the product if the Consumer Product Safety deemed them hazardous.

Real estate investing may be a way to earn a modest income so I can hopefully duplicate my meager salary and be able to leave my job.

Unfortunately, brokers and bankers are the face of any bank when it comes consumer perception.

I drive a modest car and dress quite casual.

If you form one or more companies and you finance your partners through the companies and your partners buy, rehab, and flip properties, you are not a mortgage business.The law frequently treats consumers differently from business persons.

I do my own maintenance so it's much more time consuming.

That number tells you that quality over quantity works and that it is much more time consuming and expensive to do one deal, lose a customer, and then pick up another new customer again.A qualified database of say 100 buyers with a bunch of money who can buy over and over again I will take any day over 2,000 contacts and 80% are junk and can't hardly do anything.

If you only want one and if you aim to hold for modest income and good appreciation, then you might have some luck.

Just as important is that most tenants have no assets an only modest income.