. :) it was a great property, 3.9 acres close to the lake, I wakeboard so it would have been fun, and I would love to have the exta land for my horses but needed A LOT of work and there was septic issues, so I was in over my head.

Race, Age, Income, Etc.?

I thought it was time that I rearranged the cart and horse, given that I jumped into the forums without properly introducing myself!

I hate to kick a dead horse, but as a newbie...

I'm really looking into getting out of the rat race and have come to the conclusion that RE is the way out because it's a proven method.

Hello, I currently have a day job with W2 income, but like many others here that have already taken the leap or have plans to, I would like to free myself from the rat race somewhere down the line.  

@Christopher Rodriguez slow boring investing is how to get out of the rat race... rentals.  

The basics are not hard to learn and it doesn't take that much time to grasp the understanding of why and how things are done.Then you can select what area of real estate is best for you, but trying to do just one thing you'll be like the horse with blinders on passing by opportunities. 

So often people put the cart in front of the horse, they market the hell out of their website, to find that their website isn't converting those leads - what a waste of money.

. $5000 2BR rentals will drop significantly in rent, but your work horse $3000 rentals, eh, they will be much more stable.