So now you have a low wage semi-skilled job and commute to west of Boston that is where you can live.

Working towards semi-retirement.

One piece of additional advice I might add from a semi-newbie- read and listen to all that you can but by all means don't actually start investing until YOU are ready. 

If you get good steady cashflow it really doesn’t matter what the market does or what year it is I see this claim semi-regular but during the Great Recession (GR) there were absolutely great cash flow markets that rents and occupancy fell like a rock.Detroit and Los Vegas are 2 of the bigger markets that had their cash flow affected hardest but there were many other cities across the nation.  

By "condos" do you mean something like a semi-detached 2 unit condo?

The Semi-Detached we designed and built in 2018.

I have logged all over that area.. that lot is VERY steep.. no way to split  it and well and septic will run you easy 50 to 75k on that parcel .. also keep in mind its VERY difficult to split lots.. and if they can easily be split usually price will reflect that.I have 3 semi rural lots  1.5 for two of them and then 3.5 acres with 500 ft of Deep Creek frontage stunning site.. its in an area called Barton if you google it you will see a corner gas station we are the property right to the north. 

Semi-passive, sure, however I would still say that its still work.

I am trying .peeps are peeps.. me semi messy. 

Semi-gloss for trim of course.