The family I am assisting is in a dire financial situation.  

I wouldn't spend a considerable amount of effort only focusing on that asset class.

@Adam Kuhn it's not a joke decision but once you have enough passive income from your investment  you will love this financial freedom.

are you looking to get in actively (flips and/or self-managing rentals) or more passively (turnkey properties or financial partner)?

I'm a financial planner by profession, I deal largely with company and state retirement plans and assisting clients with retirement funding analysis.

At 2% Net Cap Rate - to make 100K a year - the property has to be ~5MM.And I'll need 25% of that as down payment - 1.25MMThat's not easy for me - nor very fruitful.So, I wonder whats the point of this.In contrast - if you look at flipping houses from a foreclosure - its not uncommon to see routine gains like 50K on a 500K asset.

I'm assuming you're looking at multi family assets.

There are people like you with savings and people like me, with only assets, no savings.Our options, as I see them are...

Fort Wayne investors, I am looking for a CPA and/or Financial Planner in our area who understands real estate investors and can help me strategize my taxes and plan for early retirement.  

Those aren't exactly something the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has made optional...My BS detector is starting to activate.