We have another park with a free space rent manager and as we have raised the rents he continues to live there for free. 

If I find out where they live next, I'll send them my contractor's bill and a small claims court paperwork.

Quote from @Scott Mac: Safety - Inherit a fully paid for SFH, in decent condition, in the neighborhood you live in, and rent it out to long term tenants who you are comfortable with.

There are some exceptions, but the HOA dues normally kill your returns and there are all kinds of other issues having tenants living close together. 

If I get the situation correctly, youre wanting to exit retirement and pull cash out of your home to use to flip a property in FL to generate income to live off of.

But these two live and work it and dont sell e ducation.

I live and invest in Milwaukee since 2007, so probably a little bias here, but we are set up very well for future growth. 

If you’re just starting or want to minimize risk, house hacking is a killer move—grab a duplex, live in one unit, rent the other, and let it pay down your mortgage while you scale up.

Note - if you live in your property for 2 years out of the last 5, then you don’t pay taxes on the profit. 

I live in Raleigh and can tell you that the 40% was not all apple.