I tell everyone, the barber, the grocery lady, the waitress.

I gave the waitress a $50 tip. 

Usually that 1 tenant is disappointed with how their own life has turned out or mad about something inside that they can't control and they will take it out on anyone that they can - their landlord, their waitress, kids, road rage, picking fights on the internet, etc. until they can address the source of their pain they will continue. 

Yes it might still be a good investment if the market continues to rise but it's harder to guarantee that.If I were you I would start looking east down the major highways to where the workers live.Go into a restaurant and ask your waiter/waitress where they live and that's where you want to invest for cashflow.

Last time I was in Hawaii, I asked a waitress what it was like to live in paradise.

Please be sure and tip your waitress, I'm here all week...8 and 10 PM shows...goodnight.....

As someone said before..McDonalds, Walmart, waitressing or bussing tables, retail...there are so many job options available...choose one....put some money aside to pay down debts and open the secure credit card and go from there.

It is similar to a cook at a popular restaurant buying meat, but cooking it on the company grills, using the waitresses to serve it out the back door to customer pulling up paying cash.

A lot will depend on what type of real estate you want to become involved with; rentals, flips, wholesaling, brrr, singles, multi-family, commercial, etc.Here are a few suggestions:  (especially for singles and small multi-family)  concentrate on the best school district, get the worst house on a great block, stop your car and get our and actually speak to people working on their yard or just sitting on their porch, eat at a local mom/pop coffee shop--sit at the counter and speak to the waitress and customers.  

The waitress came up to take our order, looked at him and said, "boy they're really giving you a hard time".