My short-term goals: Obtain a cash flowing, SFH in the Central Valley.Learn how to be a fair, efficient, and profitable landlord.I have a demanding and fulfilling fulltime job that I enjoy.

And now you are providing decent low income housing in that area, which fulfills the spirit of your promise to your brother.

Hall fulfilled his dream.

I hope your experience on bigger pockets and investing will be fulfilling as it has been for me.  

Contract for deed / land contract / installment sales - any of those actually creates an "owner" as well as occupant; used to be that one of those arrangements would be used and structured so that the occupant never completely fulfills, so in the end the deed stays with the grantor / previous owner.

Talk with them about how they will fulfill this role.  

And I also have a W2 job (which is great but not fulfilling if that makes sense).

If so then if he's lived there for over 12 months he's fulfilled his obligation and is welcome to rent the property. 

My journey into the real estate industry has been a great learning experience and has been fulfilling as I connect the pieces of my customers dreams to have their own home, or expand their investment portfolio.

I've purchased Absentee Owner lists from Listsource and Listability and then done mail fulfillment through Click2Mail.