In response to the original question, I'm at the other end of the spectrum with rentals in So.

Once this equity is rolled to IRA they can be self-directed to invest in much better product than anything in the life insurance spectrum IMO.

My ex-husband and I are on opposite ends of the financial spectrum - he believes in being mortgage free, paid off house, put money in 401ks etc.

I agree that you will need to further define the word passive because investing actively verses passively really is on a spectrum from 100% active in that I have may have my hand in every living part of the system, or in other words, I am the system.

Political & Regulatory Risk You are in Pennsylvania, which is a good middle case study here, because it borders states on either side of the spectrum. 

I anticipated there would be a spectrum of different thoughts on investing vs. buying primary residence. 

I love the spectrum of answers here! 

Unfortunatey some of the best tools in my experience for screening on the low end of the spectrum are now blocked in seattle -  You have to offer payment plans on deposits and last months rent unless they are a pittance (25% of rent)  and there is literally no recourse if they fail to pay.   

The benefit though is that developing is much harder so helps values and insulates against oversaturation with competition.On the other spectrum some parts of Texas have no zoning so on a mains street you will see a developer that made a super nice development and buildings and then right beside it someone put up the ugliest and cheapest looking building possible.

On one end of the spectrum, an RV park can act more like a hotel, especially if the park is out in the middle of nowhere and has no permanent units.