There's nothing like passive income. 90% of households across the country need additional income and I can't see any better way to securing those funds than being a real estate investor.If you just want to make some extra cash for whatever reason, this is it.

I currently have one mobile home I am renting on one acre of land and a additional acre of land with nothing on it, but the septic tank in the ground and its right next door.

In addition, those are more active, liquid markets.

But for the smaller investors like myself, I just don't see it being worth all the headache and aggravation considering the additional costs its going to add (licensed prop manager and all the accounts).

Then the property sits there vacant for a long time and can have freeze damage, and additional theft and vandalism.

Additionally, you may want to see if there's any point in making a push at this anyway.

I purchased my first home out of college and have managed to purchase two additional properties in the past 2 years when I saw great opportunity.

The tax code info is below. http://www.irs.gov/publications/p946/ch03.html "...For qualified property placed in service in 2012, you can take an additional 50% (or 100%, if applicable) special (depreciation) allowance.

I have read a couple books and even to went to a "Guru" seminar but for additional mentorship from the guru I would've had to pay $2,000 dollars and quite frankly it seemed like a sales pitch more than anything else.I was even nervous typing this first post, but I know if real estate investing is something I want to do then I must take actions towards my goal and network with people anyway I can.So if anyone has any advice for me feel free to comment, I am currently looking for a second job to increase my funds for investing and marketing and also available to help to any wholesalers or real estate investors in any form so I can gain more knowledge of REI.

Additionally, as I enter phase II of life (the big "R" not too far off), I am in search of advice on good ways to build revenue streams from investment properties (single/duplex/ multi-family).