I'm also looking to build a hybrid commission/investment income over the years rather than a massive team of agents to close 9492818593 deals per month.

If they are kept inside all the time they can do massive damage to a unit or house.I am mainly convinced that mid to high end residential rentals throw off very little cash flow and it's more about the appreciation boosting the overall returns.Good Luck.

Everyone has a story to tell and mine can be titled "Going from bankruptcy to massive passive income!"

So we're in the basement taking out the massive old cast iron pipes & hear the owners wife come into the building.

I would think it really first and foremost comes down to your strategy, Is your goal the 'Buffet approach'?

Rising interest rates in a heavily levered economy and massive tax reform are two highly unpredictable economic factors...along with all the other black swans out there. 

Barring a massive plague or nuclear war SFHs should stay in demand. 

other areas because of this massive marketing by how to trainers and the low bar of entry for every 100- that fail at it . 500 replace them.

I BELIEVE you have to make massive improvements, like 300% of purchase price, to qualify. 

Here is the quick pros and cons on both.Gloucester: Pros -  Good tenant pool, strong schools, most houses have public utilities, consider the more desirable area of Sicklerville by the local populationCons - higher taxes, pulling permits takes the full ~21 days, higher home prices, overall thinner marginsWinslow:Pros - Lower cost houses, rental friendly township, strong demand for rentals, slowly up & coming in certain neighborhoods, lower taxes, overall fatter marginsCons - Lots of C and D neighborhoods and lackluster tenant pools, poor schools, the more east you get the more well/oil/septic you find, considered less desirable area of Sicklerville by the local populationBy the numbers both GC and WT have similar rent rolls only off by $100 to $200 depending on the house type, therefore Winslow you will net more but have a slightly riskier houseAgain this is just a general view, you'll want to look at each sub-division as there are massive swings within each twp (Ex: Brittany Woods compared to Cobblestone in GC)