@Aidan Mulligan I’m working with ShawnHuss.com at Chemical Bank.

All his belongings were gone, though not his vehicles. 

That middleman processing layer can become a real barrier with time-sensitive and transaction intensive assets such as rental property.A plan offering checkbook control such as a Checkbook IRA or Solo 401(k) will be a much more effective and efficient vehicle for the type of investing you are considering. 

If you dont deplete your retirement accounts, what percentage of your portfolio is real estate investments (in all forms), retirement accounts and/or other vehicles?

I want to get ahead with my income and i know real estate is a great vehicle to get there.

If they didn't do that, they would starve when winter arrives.The Future is VERY important.Another analogy I like to use is to Drive your Investments like an Investment Vehicle.When you look at past Data such as previous Sales, you are looking at the Rear View Mirror of your Investment Vehicle.When you look at current data, such as the current Rents and Expenses to calculate your Current cashflows or your Cash on Cash Return, you are looking at the side view... watching the action go by as it is occurring.When you look through the Windshield of your Investment Vehicle, you are looking at the road ahead.... seeing the path that it is taking you... and all the obstacles in the way.You are less likely to CRASH your investment vehicle by focusing on looking through your Windshield than remaining fixated on the Rear View Mirror or the Side Windows.If the bridge is out and you fail to see the bright red warning signs..... if your eyes are not looking straight through that windshield........ you will Drive your Investment Vehicle into the abyss down below.So please.....

What is your money getting you now in whatever investment vehicles they are in verses the real estate investment.

I'm a huge believer in rental properties and passive income, as a vehicle to achieve financial independence. 

And, you'll find that some will be burned out and will be interested in hearing what you have to offer.You might also want to consider looking into the 311 database, specifically the complaints reflecting homes with trashed yards, junk vehicles and other nuisances.

Salt from what is put down and what falls off the vehicles will destroy it in a few years.