My wife and I both have steady corporate jobs with a reliable income stream, and the bank was willing to lend to us.

You cover the roof over your head while also gaining an additional income stream. 

Folks that play in property tend to be successful (more wealthy) and have a stream of "income" that is part CapGain and part taken against depreciation, ie., avoid a lot of taxes.If your company has a match, put in the needed amount. 

Long story short.....I was a pizza delivery guy in an area where there were lots of bars with video gambling machines (illegal but not really enforced).I had NO desire to play them....I wanted to OWN that non-taxable (illegal) income stream!!!!   

A website is just another stream of prospects.  

Thus, my active income and passive income cash flow streams remain synced to the overall real estate market.

Changing criteria in mid stream is the number one mistake of landlords that do some real screening. 

Our primary goal is to create a steady passive income stream.  

So people are spilling over into the adjacent neigborhood to Wesley Heights.

Like I said, I have not too much cash on hand ($10,000) to pay closing and various fees, good credit, but poor work history as of recent (albeit at this point, I'll have a steady stream of income, just a new one).