But maybe you both want financial independence, more time together, world travel, matching sports cars, or the opportunity to pour your lives into the welfare of others less fortunate.

Hi Edgar,If you go to JC Penny and get a dark blue sport coat (with gold or silver buttons) with some light grey pants and a light blue shirt with buttons on the collar you can fit in pretty well in most places. 

Also, there are cases where the expenses will be higher, particularly in a park that has a large amenity package (like pools, clubhouses, sport courts, game rooms, etc), or a high degree of expense related to landscaping and maintenance.  

I’ve always seen sales jobs as more of a team sport than what some may think.

Sports?

I find that with 8 properties, showing vacant units and occasionally repairing issues and shuttling 2 kids to school, sports, and piano, it's still very manageable.My opinion is every landlord should manage at least their first property themselves. 

@Eric Johnson can guide you on loans, but you'll need a loan guarantor with net worth = to the loan amount, another individual with post loan liquidity = to 10% of the loan amount, and someone who can put up risk capital (EMD).It is definitely a team sport.

Real estate is a team sport.

@Andrew Postell I am a commercial lender, 5+ units. the 1 - 4 stuff is a whole different sport from what I do :) 

If you can get over seeing your sports teams fail almost every year (and I’m from Minnesota so I understand) Cleveland is a great place.