There are some leading IRS cases from several years back where doctors and their CPA got nailed to the wall over this. 

She complained of suffering from headaches, and said that she might go to the doctor to get checked out.

The tenant came to court with a doctors note and basically said he is an elderly man.

For some reason it is just tradition that people get their license and then usually are expected to pick everything everything else up from trial and error, with maybe a bit of guidance if they're fortunate.To me this is like having a doctor pass their boards and then saying to them 'Congrats, you'll figure out how to stitch up a wound and do a pelvic exam once you get your patient." 

Asking $350k for a 5 plex, Gross rent is $3200 with tenants being long term doctors, property taxes are high but when I crunched the numbers roughly I got$38,400 Gross Rents-$4800 year property tax-$4600 yr electricity-10% management-5% vacancy= $23,400 or $1950 per month , 6.6% CAPI'll try to get the CMHC 15% Commerical 40yr mortgage if not then at regular 20% down , 30yr 3.5% rate my payments are $1254 per month This will net me approx $700 month cash flow while only needing $70,000 down. 

It's kind of like comparing a first aid coach at a high school wrestling match to a Doctor. 

I got a $13,000 luxury king bedroom set from a doctor who was moving for 1500.

We like to do this on our deals, but the appeal is greater for say a doctor who owns their practice than a W-2 employee with no other passive income. 

I can go to WebMD and diagnose my own symptoms, or I can go to a doctor when it matters.

(leave your relatives behind until you "make it") you can always visit and they don't see you anyway, you're working too hard.Now, for the real estate investing side, you can join a service group and meets lots of people who have money that would like to invest with you, Kiwanas, Elks, Eagles, Chamber of Commerce, etc, etc doctors, dentists, other successful businessmen.