She did her job.

Personally, I have a stable long term W2 job which can cover my family’s expenses.

- How long the unit sits vacant for repairs/cleaning, and finding a tenant- City/town/state the unit is inPlease respond with your thoughts, hopefully with the bullet points above as points of reference and stated as such in your reply (I know, I am asking for a lot from you all :) ) But, for example, a Class D property in Milwaukee, WI probably requires less turnover time, lower quality materials, not as precise of a paint job, etc, than perhaps a Class A property in San Francisco, which would require higher quality materials, higher labor costs, longer vacancy since more precise craftsmanship would be required, etc.

Cities like Minneapolis, Boston, and Atlanta are showing how public parks can do more than provide green space—they can drive commercial development and job growth.

There's also getting a job as a property manager.

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stabilityThis looks familiar.

Yes if you mean support yourself after you finish your regular job effectively using rent as a pension. 

And I am sure many locals who self manage do OK with it.. but its a JOB its not investing 

It's a hard job and there aren't many great ones out there. 

Six years ago, I quit my job and started a PM company.