Form me SFR seems to be the most natural way for a newbie REI to start.

This is because it is very easy and natural to "offshore" your taxes along with your costs.

I didn't want to get stuck with paying to clean up 50 years worth of oil, anti-freeze, and diesel spilled directly onto the ground.

The sellers, well they usually take some finesse and small talk is great at helping to keep everyone relaxed and natural. ;)

These compounds, at least the first three, are somewhat common in petroleum and natural gas.

That's the nature of the Master Lease Option, you are the Master Lessee.

You have never seen ROI till you have seen mother nature do it with soil and seeds.

The most popular trade has been to sell dollars and buy other currencies or assets tied to the dollar like gold or oil.

Rentals normally are going to require at least a down payment and closing costs but not always, and they may need to be fixed up, also.Wholesaling and rehabbing are time and skill intensive, while rentals are by nature passive and can be delegated out very easily.If your credit is in the toilet, building an extensive rental portfolio may be out of the question right now.

Biggest operating expense is oil heat at 6k/yr.