She must have left her medications back in NY. 

Maybe you find that less money is coming in but also a lot less money is going out, no car payment, no insurance payment, all my medical care and medicines are covered by the VA for me , being a veteran, my house is paid off so no more rent or house payment to make.

I reduce my wage income through contributions to various retirement vehicles including a deductible Employer match (30K+ currently) and medical savings accounts (although that is only a modest tax savings), but I am not counting on too much more than that to directly reduce my wage income.

Or maybe she needs a lump sum for unexpected medical expenses.

It affected my mental health so much I had to undergo medical treatment and physical therapy. 

The tenant wishing to expand was recently acquired by a very large nationwide medical corporation.How do you work out new leases with existing tenants, when you're not yet the property owner?

How many here are in the medical field in any capacity?  

Gainesville is a "medical" town, and you might be able to do short-term rentals with that property to people who own animals, such as horses.

Running an Assisted Living business is more like running a medical business.  

You can put $5000 into mobile home parks, $5000 in shopping malls, $5000 in apartment buildings, $5000 in medical offices and $5000 in self-storage for instance rather than $25,000 in one single family home.REITS should theoretically return less because you're paying for a professional management team that has years of experience with that type of investment.