Everyone was nice, they have great research on their management areas and good statistics to back up their management (although I find their statistics are overly optimistic, they are still real numbers)There just wasn't enough meat on the bone for me to go that route.

Eventually we will pass that responsibility on to someone on our leadership team too.So the route we chose is definitely not passive, but it also made us more comfortable with the investment. 

If you truly want to go the affordable route then you will want to more or less mimic the big builders, and make up for the smaller margins with volume and economies of scale.

Off-market deals are key if you go this route, so networking is huge.Out-of-state investing is another option people love, especially in markets like PA (Philly, Scranton) or even down south where prices are lower, and the landlord-tenant laws are more forgiving.

Meeting a 20% down payment to avoid PMI seems manageable, although would take a big chunk of my liquid net worth, and I prefer this route over using an FHA loan.

And that’s just one property you are inquiring about 10 rentals, 10 exchanges, minimum 10 DSTs (unless you can sell a few properties at the same time).I’m not sure DSTs would be the correct route.

I am self employed but have 6 employees so i went the SEP IRA route to defer some of the income tax. 

Water you could have a plumber do it or do it yourself if you do the sub-meter route.

Put up at least 25 of them to start in high traffic areas where cars will be sitting, such as stop lights at busy intersections.

Or are you going to go the safer route for minimal time expenditure like buying a multiplex and renting out 2 out of 3 units?