I have been laser focused on how to get my foot in the door (strategy), and I think it will be by purchasing an SFH, and living in it for one year, then renting it out.

I'm an avid Harley Rider, love listening to 80's "Hair" Metal and I'm a born and bred NE Sports fan. 

Nothing wrong with that we all were at one time, and even the old gray hairs know that education never stops.Net Worth, the difference between ASSETS, what you OWN, and LIABILITIES, what you OWE.

But you're right, it could be that he's fine with the current setup because it keeps a problem child out of his hair.

It's kind of an odd setup, basement is a garage/office for a rent a car place and there's a hair salon too.  

Not sure what parts of the world or what type of people in need I'll be helping yet, I'm kind of a I want to try everything type of person over laser focused.My question is am I wrong to work my 9-5 where I love the work but dislike the corporate structure, freelance my skill set for additional income and because I geniuniely like the work, and but turn key investments to grow my portfolio OVER starting both active and passive strategies of REI until I can exit my full time gig and achieve my 20k a month goal even faster?

Make proof positive it leans a hair outside so water does not run down your wall. 

She is still looking for a turn key rental and I want to pull my hair out.

Brand new to REI and looking to build an REI network in the greater Tucson, AZ area before playing first hand.....have liquid and lines available.About us:My wife and I bought our 1st house as a short sale resulting in instant equity......then the wheels started turning…..Before dumping all of our investment capital into a $75K guru bootcamp (but after their $2K pitch), we began listening to the BP podcasts and have decided to enter the realm of real estate investing in July of this year and are slated for our AZDRE Sales Licenses by the end of Sept 2015.Wife's focus: learning local market through brokerage for commissions.My focus: identifying and executing investments for Fix & Flip and Buy & Hold (renting).More about us:Although, considered by myself, relatively young at 34, I’ve been a conceptual chef and foodservice manager for 15 years currently owning one concept outright, a percentage ownership in a foodservice retail company and a GM at a thriving restaurant in an esteemed area of Tucson.My gorgeous wife, of a few years younger than I (she wouldn’t be too happy if disclosed her exact age), has been in the service industries as a hair stylist and bartender for her entire professional career.

Lot slopes and trees can mess up your day as well as soil quality and proximity to waterways.3) Permits and what order those permits are required4) Budgets - the more accurate you can be before you spend, the less hair you will pull out.5) Financing schedule - getting the money isn't so hard as spending it properly.