That way you still make a regular income but don't have to be a landlord.

As for our local rentals in Illinois, we still use the old-school regular key for each unit too.Thank you everyone for your suggestions.

regular rectangle or square size or irregular?)

You compromised your lendability by taking write-offs to show you didn't make much so in a bank's eyes, you didn't make much.Any alternatives that are come here (sub to, seller finance) aren't realistic for a regular home buyer.

I learned that I enjoy investing in value-add multifamily which has a great mix of regular cashflow, but also upside upon the exit.

Syndications are naturally a higher risk asset class so you should be getting rewarded for taking that risk by getting more return than the stock market.

Flood insurance and regular insurance can kill an otherwise good property. 

Beating 8.5% would be pretty hard on a regular basis.

Learn from it and do regular inspections-start more frequently with new tenants and then decrease the frequency. 

San Antonio is going to be policing the permits and regularly sending a list to Airbnb and VRBO to delist.