I see you guys are having issues as investors, wondering if anyone has had experience on the consumer side?

You can opt for an informal or formal (paid) mentor.

This is getting very tedious and time consuming.

And even if you hire a property manager to take things off your plate, that process isn’t foolproof, as Gregory illustrates.Buying a turnkey property (ideally with a tenant in place), or opting for a syndication or fund, could be a better bet if you’re looking to invest outside California but don’t want to deal with the hassles of “landlording.”

I now completely understand the differences, and while consuming real estate content for the past week on this topic, I have also been leaning towards multifamily and this further cements that.

I would never put in a gas range, oven, dryer or any other consumer product for tenants, because a lot of them are idiots and will kill themselves or someone else.

The government has essentially shoved the burden of homelessness on our shoulders, promising that we will get paid eventually, but they're not considering how costly, emotionally tolling, and time-consuming it will be when we have to sue for back-rent in civil court...all the while knowing that, realistically, we have little chance of getting anything back if the subtenants "can't pay" or are judgment proof. 

Hey, jobs are a hassle too and very time consuming in my experience.Hope that helps and isn't trite advice. 

This would still consume virtually 3 months of went.  

This negative position can consume years of cash flow to recover.