To confirm my recommendation ask him for references at his current developments, I bet he won’t give you names and will make up an excuse!

Good luck, you are a busy man with school, family and baseball.Likely your best bet is house hacking (if your partner and child are willing to share housing). 

The owner needs to know you are solid, a good bet.

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.”

Real estate investing is a team sport and at different points in the game different players will play more important roles.

@Toby Khan I’m not positive honestly, best bet would be to reach out to them.

In my opinion, that is a riskier bet because you have to have a big pile of cash for contingencies.  

Sounds like their combined income likely beats your other tenants.Your gut is probably your best bet and you need to go with it. 

The debt may not report to your personal credit (unless you are late on or miss payments, then all bets are off)2.

Best Buy also seems like a strong bet, but they only sell single-game machines.