MH and I just bought a 3 family at the end of October and kept all the tenets.1: Woman, boyfriend, her son & grandson - mother to 3rd floor tenet.2.

The house is close to my mother in law's house.  

The mortgage is under my mother-in-law who is a teacher and will be retiring in the next year or two.

Meghan,My wife is a former ER nurse!  

My mother likes to say - you have one ***..pick a chair, and sit!

Find out what areas are good to invest in, that can collect the most rent and the crime rate for different areas. look for convenience, sub-way, bus, train, schools, even hospitals ( some people like to live close plus you may get Dr's and Nurses). here is a link that can help if you haven't gone to it yet: http://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/2014/12/26/demographicstelling-real-estate-indicator-analyze-investing/

Also without a background as a landlord for 2 years you might run into some issues with certain banks.Given that it is your mothers property maybe you can work something out with her.

My question is, while my mother is a great agent who thinks she knows what I should do next it helps to have the advice of the experienced, should I go with my current plan or is there a better path I should take on my journey to passive income? 

LOL.OK off to take my 81 YO mother wine tasting in the Pinot land.. then we have a box for the Cleveland game tonight.. they should wipe out the trail blazers.. but my Warriors took care of them yesterday !!!

Druggies in the mother in law unit.