She also once owned "The NY Mets. https://www.amazon.com/Side-Show-Geeks-Freaks-Vagabonds/dp/0941543285http://www.archive.org/stream/twentiethcenturyv1padd#page/n565/mode/2up

I'd say for the person who is able to defer gratification, it could be worth it to go the investment route first and then get the primary after you have some more streams of income coming in.

FHA) without any current income streams. 

MANY family members and friends constantly ask me questions and want to join me or do what I am doing and want my thoughts and opinions. 

They were constantly complaining and picking fights with me.

It's a pain, costly, and then you have to constantly fix things and upgrade.

Hell, for a passive income stream that I had to do barely any work for I would put that kind of money down today.

I definitely agree that you should find a home in a competitive area that has a strong rental market where rents are constantly going up.

Fast forward, made it through to closing and was handed the keys a couple weeks before Christmas while representing myself through the whole purchase with constant communication with the wholesaler and the title company.

Real estate, unlike stocks, does not reprice constantly, so we can’t yet see what is happening with pricing for buildings yet.