My family made theirs in real estate (house hacking a private money funded 4 family when I was little) so two different philosophies.

That is echo chamber philosophy.

And I ascribe to the "I never want to be a part of a club that would take me as a member" philosophy there.

That’s my philosophy.2.

The problem, other than this going against my philosophy of keeping everything passive, is I don’t think I’ll be able to get into the property to walk the inside prior to purchase and have no clue what I’m getting into.

Just a personal business philosophy, and I acknowledge that there are limits to my operation capacity/oversight.

@Joel Florek Awesome job, thanks for sharing the numbers and the philosophy.

You may not get the first property you offer on because if it looks good to you, you will probably have competition so start offering on properties that fit into your personal investment philosophy and meet your minimum financial requirements. 

I mostly agree with your philosophies, particularly around efficient investments.

To stay ahead of any issues, we offer coordination of gutter cleaning and furnace tune-up every fall and spring clean-up every spring. 4) Own the outcome—This is the philosophy we live by.