This allows a nice passive income stream when not utilizing the property.  

There will be a very large revenue stream created once recreational laws are implemented in Portland.

Quick update:  one of my fully subsidized tenants had their subsidy reduced from 100% to about 50%...that's pretty cold-blooded of CHA to do this right before the holidays :( .

To Mitchell's  point however, real estate continues to produce an income stream regardless of what the asset price is doing.

I have 57 templates that serve as "splash pages" for nine categories: The nine categories become a team concept and are interdependent on each other's actions; six video that brand me would be presented to each category for building a team.The Business Model Canvas simplifies the business plan into nine essential components:1.Partners2.Activities (online vs. offline)3.Resources (county court house -- records division)4.Value Propositions (what constitutes a good vs. bad deal)5.Customer Relationships (networking with real estate brokers; mortgage brokers)6.Channels (real estate clubs, forums, etc -- social media)7.Customer Segments (areas that are industry - speciific)8.Cost Structure (financial analysis)9.Revenue Streams The sample splash pages cost me $1.00 and are different templates (57) that become "electronic recruiters."

Having a profession does 2 important things: 1) It creates diversity in income stream (recession in the RE market) 2) it makes it MUCH easier to qualify for conventional financingI also don't believe in do or die real estate.

That said, access to cash is the life blood of a real estate developer so make sure you learn as much as you can about how deals are put together and structured.  

If you want to be truly wealthy, into the billionaire realm, you will need income streams in sizable amounts from other business ventures which you can then plow into real estate.

Finally broke, sick and depressed he died.Back at his old property the new owner was planting a tree and found a diamond, in fact there was a river of diamonds floating down a stream...Moral of the story, there are diamonds in your backyard. 

Memphis has some good Turnkey companies that have dle this for you and allow you to basically purchase a revenue stream, albeit in the form of a rental.