We got out of condo conversions couldn't really sell any of them and transitioned to ground up development of single family homes and three story walkup triplexes on a build to rent model which is much easier for us to manage and our exit isn't a sale it's just a refinance. 

If you get dealt that character card, your primary challenge is that you need to replace a lot of income to get out of the rat race.

I hope it works out.

I was thinking of maybe getting into Lake Tahoe since its only 3 hours away and so I can learn the ins and out of the business by managing it myself.

Trump is talking of selling off government buildings and getting the federal government or GSA mostly out of the real estate business. 

Bigger Pockets is a great place for education and networking and is full of great content.I recommend that you check out the following resources:1.

There's a lot of pitfalls there that you're probably not going to be aware of without experience. 

They have become good at marketing out of necessity as nobody invests with them twice.

You make a go of it, but a year later you run out of money. 

What out of state areas have you considered?