Screen tenants carefully, budget for vacancies, and keep learning with books like The House Hacking Strategy and Landlording on Autopilot.Good luck!

If you can just make sure you are buying right, everything else falls into place eventually.There are markets that perform better than others, but unless you are holding long-term or building rentals, you shouldn't really care too much since flipping is all about buying at the right price for that market:

Yes, it's possible, but you'd probably need to get approved in the next 30 days as I'd estimate a 60 day close (at least) for an investment property in the name of an LLC.

Pick careful if you have college students when you move out. 

Quote from @V.G Jason: Quote from @Jay Hinrichs: Quote from @V.G Jason: Quote from @Jay Hinrichs:  ya again the cash flow is everything and I dont care if it appreciates or I dont expect the property to appreciate..

HI we are Canadians investing in the us we  invest in Detroit and toledo where we have great teams on the ground including trusted property managers who take great care of our properties.

As far as ESA animals, you cannot charge a fee, however, tenants still need to abide by rules as far as caring for their animals and the property.

But unless their businesses are structured very carefully they're no operating in the clear. 

There are a handful of gulf front complexes that still cash flow positively but you need to be very careful as to which complex you choose as not all complexes and especially HOA's are created or managed equally. 

An annuity is definitely a different level of risk exposure than this type of an alternative investment.