The rent you make from the rental unit barely makes a dent in the huge mortgage payment and then I become a landlord when I barely have enough free time between my family and job as it is.

We just BARELY managed to fit the shower unit down the stairs, it took some major shoves to flex through. 

I would not take out student loans or try to keep them at a bare minimum by getting a job and work your way through college.    

Which barely covers mortgage.

Example; if you get a listing that say is in distress or going to  be in distress at some point in time and you know they would take less than market value for the property but since now you represent the seller you must work on getting them the highest and best price the market will bare.

Well I kinda got what I wish for lol I don't own any proprieties yet, heck I can barely feed myself, but I am dreading going to back to the work force.

AC is barely working,There were some moisture issues underneath the tub from the upstairs bathroom. 

You'll find that for properties with an ARV less than about $250k, you will barely break even at a cost that's 80% of the ARV minus repairs.

Like others mentioned bird dogging is a start but be careful because some people will take advantage of you and barely give you part of a deal.

If I used my San Diego cap expense estimate numbers that Texas Property does not cash flow (or barely cash flows).