My suggestion is to get them going in that route, buy a house they like, can afford, and see themselves in for 7-10 years + and then get going with paying it down.

@Jay Hinrichs has posted on that in the past.Many people like to try and hide their identity because of the spotlight effect which refers to how people often overestimate how much others notice (or care about) them, effectively inflating their own importance in society. 

Sounds to me like an investor turned down the deal because after finding out the actual payoff, suggesting the numbers are not investor worthy.

I'm curious to know how often property managers actively suggest value-add activities for properties (ie, building an ADU, remodeling, buy-fix-hold opportunities etc etc). 

Like Jake Baker suggested, keep good records and have a dedicated bank account for your property, properly separating personal and business expenses.

In 2003, while working in corporate America someone suggested Rich Dad Poor Dad to me.

Thanks for the suggestion!

Tons of double sided tape used which results in a fair amount of extra effort to restore (most cases paint comes right off the wall requiring patching sanding etc, some cases Good-off was effective.

(you know all the things we using in running effective and efficient private companies) it would be a different story. 

I’m not sure how investors are managing their properties from a different state when it seems to be impossible to find a reliable good property management company in Cahokia, do you have any advice or suggestions on this?