Hopefully you learn how to think in college and that will be a major benefit.

Admittedly this will be easier to get a spot if you live in a suburb vs. a major city.

Then, I would just assume that the majority of inherited tenants will need to be evicted or otherwise gotten rid of!

There are several that are really designed to help new landlords and bridges the gap between "I'm totally new and have no idea what to do" and giving away the majority of your cash flows to a property management company.BP has a page that shows reviews and gives you some options to consider (my company is one of them, but each on BP's list is good and offers something different).http://www.biggerpockets.com/online-property-management-software.htmlMy estimate is that there are now around 100,000 small landlords using this kind of software to get started.

void any relevant exposure to the counter party risk that is reeking havoc to basically every major investment bank at the moment.

Najarian, co-founder of optionmonster.com, once tried to buy what was then the Cincinnati Stock Exchange when Madoff was a major seatholder on the exchange.

More of a contrast than a comparison butReal Estate=a BusinessStocks=an InvestmentI wouldn't recommend real estate to someone looking for an investment and stocks to someone looking to run a business.A closer comparison would be REITs to Stocks or Real Estate to Daytrading.Liquidity is a major difference.

I just saw an article on CNN today and it was the first time I have seen a major news company mention the "D" word.

Without any cash reserves, which is how you make it sound, you may be one evicted tenant or major repair away from losing this property in a hurry.

I am still a full time Title Examiner at a major player here in Michigan.