If I had to start over I'd definitely rack up a few multi units early on - you are so young you have time to learn, make mistakes, recover if need be, reinvest, etc.

In many places with mature solar markets the hard numbers are looking very good thanks to decreased costs from mass production of equipment and increased efficiencies in racking and installation techniques.

Buy and put in the bedroom a new Lay-Z-boy for her and a small love seat for you and your husband to sit and visit with her.Get a big flat screen TV and mount it on the wall where it can be seen from the bed and the Lay-Z-boy.Install a ceiling fan with a remote, and some nice curtains that you pick out.Then ask her what she has (pics, a small side table, magazine rack, book case, mementos she want in the room, and what she should like to have stored in the garage.Put grab handles in the shower and on the toilet sides and make sure the bathroom lights are very bright.Buy a NEW safe easy to use for an old person space heater that blows air.Get her set up with the local meals on wheels so she has something special to look forward to every day (and to ease your chores), and make a weekly chore out of keeping her space very cleanly.Be careful of in-home and home visit elder care personnel, some have sticky fingers.And respect her wishes for privacy, but don't neglect visiting with her when she wants it.Good Luck!

.#1 Our home. 30 yr fixed#2 rental, sfh, 30yr fixed, snd with local bank 15 yr fixed#3 rental, duplex, 30 yr fixed, HELOC#4 rental, sfh, 30 yr fixed, and with local bank 15 yr fixed#5 rental, sfh, 30yr fixed only#6 rental, sfh, 30yr fixed only#7 rental, sfh, 30yr fixed, HELOC#8 rental, sfh, 30 yr fixed, snd with local bank 15 yr fixed#9 rental, sfh, 30 yr fixed, snd with local bank 15 yr fixed#10 rental, 4plex, 30 yr fixed, snd with local bank 15 yr fixed#11 rental duplex, 30 yr fixed, HELOC#12 rental, 3 Plex, LLC owned (all above are personally owned. 15 yr fixed with local bank #13 rental, 16 unit apartment building, LLC owned, 15 year fixed with local bank, small seller snd 15yr fixed (13k owed)#14 rental sfh LLC owned, 20 year fixed with local bank. we have lots of equity in the last 3 properties enough to buy the new house out right.bit we have some personal debt that has crept up and even if we pay it all off the bank is nervous we will rack it up again. 

My 0.02 cents is that the bathroom with the kitchen-esque cabinet with the wine rack (?!)

I can't afford to buy in The Villages proper with all the HOA fees and strict requirements on almost everything (you can rack up HOA fines for any non-compliance by your tenants).   

Needs new paint, new garage door opener, new wooden flooring in at least one room, new appliances before it can be rent ready I think (in my newbie opinion).

We have been racking our brains for the past week trying to think of a decent alternative to the garage.

I had a tenant rack up a 600 dollar electric bill in a month basically running multiple AC non stop 24/7.

I agree with them, wholesale is the best option to rack up funds, what I did initially though was find a lease-to-own property so that I can have my own in the future.