I know a man in ministry who is very disciplined with how he saves and invests his money. A while ago, he approached me and asked if I would help him diversify his portfolio and buy some rental property. For six months, I answered his questions and shared my rental property successes and challenges. When he got to the point that he was ready to buy his first rental property, he sold some of his stocks and used some of his savings to buy a rental home.
After buying and renting his first rental property, he took some time to get familiar with being a landlord and then bought his second and third properties. Now, within eighteen months or so, he has eight rental properties.
The big attraction of rental property for this man is the ability to experience more financial freedom in life. Within his ministry position, he raises financial support, but he views his rental properties as a way to depend less on support and still be engaged in ministry full time.