For less hassle and virtually no risk, they can throw their money in any random mutual fund and grab 10-12%.   

@Jeff BergJeff,After rereading this a few times and then doing google image searches of what you’re describing, I’m really blown away!

RANDOM TIDBITS:-My family is my reason.

So even with a big economic downturn, I have a hard time imaging that prices will fall, at least for properties under the median.So if you got a few million bucks in RE out in FL or NJ, do you hang on it, or do you start to cash out now and go buy something in the Midwest or TX where prices are flat... and way less likely to tank hard...?

The wall that runs parallel to the line I drew doesnt need to Come out, but it also happens to have a single 2x4 top plate https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ipUbXQN_G4T9Jb-Ho...Another shot looking west, this time on the other side of the roof line about 10 ft to the north of previous image. 

To refine and develop my real estate skills I am always pulling up random stuff on real estate websites.

He also randomly pointed to areas of "flaking" paint around the trim of the home and window trim on the second floor that were "too high up to test" so it must be "assumed that they have lead paint" and we needed to hire a de-leading contractor to scrape away and remove these random tiny spots of "flaking" paint.

Do they just inspect houses at random or only after complaints?

I provide fully licensed aerial imaging for real estate, infrastructure, government, and marketing purposes via my business Tailwind Productions. 

See attached images with all the numbers the BP calculator has given me, which helped me plan my renovations, etc.