I'm more involved with Instagram these days :PI'm currently stuck at the "pick your market" phase. 

there are multiple cities across the Midsouth that make for solid investments and you are still able to even see some cashflow even in today's environment without buying just straight up high risk properties. 

My process involves two steps.

If you not ready yet, I am sure some actually involved with Morris can chime in

You can get more cash, but you add risk and lose flexibility. 

Only large corporations can withstand this kind of risk.

I am not sure what type of real estate investing you're considering, but it sounds like, with your family and busy job, you won't have a lot of time to be hands-on or personally involved. 

That better life podcast has taught me that there are a lot of ways to get involved in investing.

Leverage magnifies return. 3) The effort involved in adding an ADU is comparable or larger than a rehab associated with a BRRRR.

There is risk with this approach that the tenant can have short residence or leave in Nov to January.