CA selling ranch lands.. is that even though you had all these plats done in the 40 50 60 no one was living there fast for ward 50 to 70 years later and now a lot of people live in these areas .. and so when the fires do happen they take homes with themalong with controlling wild fires and no control burns.. 

So your final decision might be the answer you make on those 2 properties and any decision might be decided on the debt question of good debt versus bad debt.If you have any benefits by purchasing  an apartment complex as a controlled ownership and by benefiting from a Tenants in Common joint venture association that will contribute to an apartment complex purchase and allow your keeping control of that property on a daily basis regardless of your ownership percentage.  

is it rent controlled? 

In my county a tenant must have both thermostatic control of their space (meaning the landlady can't have the thermostat in her part of the house).

I now tie my identity to daily activities (learning and improvement) and the results are taking care of themselves.I am understanding and gaining control over my mind (your #1 above).I hit the gym first thing in the morning and eat a can of tuna and low sugar protein shake for breakfast...a workout and 45 grams of protein is a good way to kick off the day. 

He suggested one called Tenants In Common where you could keep control at any percentage of ownership you had. 

@Bryan A. someone please correct me if I am wrong but the only two ways I know of to do that is to either get a new job or to move into a SoloK which requires an existing, qualifying LLC or corporate entity controlled by me.

I'll wait until I have more experience in RE before I'll wholeheartedly agree with you, but I would feel like I had more control in RE already and I've read into both.

.- no rent control

In addition, Tenant shall not knowingly, intentionally, deliberately, or negligently destroy, deface, damage, impair, or remove any part of the Premises or knowingly permit any person within Tenant’s control to do so.