I work in their retirement plan services business, and the biggest regret I hear from folks in their 40s-60s is that they didn't start saving early on in retirement plans.

Builders are providing a lot of incentives because they're hurting right now.

I experience behavior like this every day.You may not like what I have to say.It seems that the biggest problem was how you managed the process. 

Second, I'd like to manage each property to make some cash flow to cover my 2 biggest expenses which is housing (covered by house hacking) and transportation.

I started investing with him at the beginning of 2020 and so far, my average annual return has been 2.6% with the biggest portion of that coming from the PEP fund.

Quote from @Beth Rook: If it were easy, everyone would do it.You need to keep learning and trying to succeed at real estate investing (or soccer, acting, drums, etc.).This forum is full of people who help others without ulterior motives or financial incentives.

If your looking for the least amount of risk and biggest bang for your buck I would look for a company that is a reputable turnkey provider thats actually in Detroit and offers things such as an efficient boots on the ground team, all sorts of established local relationships, solid in-house management, an operation that is highly skilled and well versed in section 8, a company that has proven relationships with both out of state and local lenders.

The biggest issue I observe amongst real estate investors is the inability to articulate the reasons why they should transfer properties or simply own properties from day 1 in an LLC.

We have solved for the biggest problem points in our market today.Best of luck and connect with any more questions.  

Is there anything I need to consider for how my plan may impact the future (not qualify for first time home buyer incentives?