The idea of "being patient" was not interesting or sexy to her so I showed her a real life example.

Might not be a sexy return, but it will be a consistent return.  

But if you think crime in this country is bad now, imagine what it would be if whole generations of kids and teens had no choice but to hit you across the back of your head or kick in your door to get money for their next meal.

No one said that how you got there had to be sexy at all, that's great that you had a sizable nest egg to pull from to make it happen.

I'll have a growing business on the side and my kids will still be in their teens.

You can achieve 10% CoC annually and high teens to 20% IRRs.

Yes BRRRR and STR's are sexy but would not recommend for first out of state investment. 

I suppose having a gated community helps alleviate security concerns (though I gave many a Wynlakes security guard a hard time in my teen years ;) ).

Its been my plan since I was a young teen to own rental properties.

I remember my twenties and late teens.