Taking on a smaller project at first is likely where i will go as i look to balance life/work. 

I understand that the loan origination fees are amortized over the life of the loan, so if you get a hard money loan and paid $3000 in origination fees, you would create an amortized asset with a 1 year life span, because its a 12 month loan (thus depreciating all that hard money origination fees in the year the loan was created)?

You are not teaching them any life lessons you are hurting yourself here.

I would also buy multi unit properties so when vacancies happen, you're not bleeding cash.I say make sure the wife is on board because if she's not, life will be miserable.Stephanie   

Most of my adult life has been spent associated with the military and federal government in some form or fashion. 

I have a big life change coming up retiring from a job I've worked for 30 years and moving out of state.

Have a separate post "Day in the Life, building a Storage location" that shows all of the detail of building a location. 

Keep going, keep trucking and keep doing the damn thing, because that life you want is not out of reach.

I was kind enough to give them the heads-up an entire month before I mailed the 30 days notice, so they knew it was coming.Anyway, beside being ticked off that we need them out, they are trying to make it personal and also making life miserable for the next-door tenant.

But she's in her mid-50s and doesn't want to make that kind of commitment at this point in her life.