And ideally, I am perfectly ok with managing the properties on the side of my w-2 job with my brother, but my goal is to get enough cash flow for myself and my brother to be self employed, and hire property management and any needed employees to reduce our workload as quickly as possible, so we can continue to expand into other investments.

Your future self will thank you!

I don’t understand why people ask for advice from people then get defensive about it.

Now, since as much as 7 out of 10 businesses fail these days; I am not sure how secure starting one's own business is either without a huge safety net.There's no guarantee that REI, self-employment or W2 workers will always be safe and sound.

I appreciate the context, as well as the specifics regarding multiple Fannie Mae loans, as well as the vote for self managing.

That was done under the Emergency Price Control Act of 1942 to TEMPORARILY control prices in the interests of national defense. 

Sounds like you are self managing- correct?

Hi Marcus, since you are self managing I would recommend listing it through Zillow rental network.

The tenants are self inflicting higher rents on themselves.   

I was unable to find any information on either of them from before 2016 when they self-published a book on CRE.