Doesn’t mean you can’t get there or shouldn’t work towards entrepreneurship but it’s the other side of the equation that is never talked about and I for one appreciate the balanced (and nuanced) approach to the topic.

There's so much to learn and multi-family brings much more risk into the equation. 

Is there an equation or a certain website that you like to use for this research? 

Insurance is important to factor into the rental equation as well.

Curtis,"valued at $220k" is one part of the equation. 

All this equates to more work for the same overall cash flow as my nicer area properties.At the end of the day, it really comes down to your needs and desires.  

If all you are getting is access fore 28 days, that equates to ~1 month. 

Hire an Attorney & initiate an eviction, take yourself out of the equation, if your friend calls let him know it is out of your hands3.

I would buy and hold turnkey rentals, it's better to ease into RE investing and turnkey rentals are going to take some of the riskier variables out of the equation.

The fact that Robert Kiyosaki’s principles led him to a recent corporate bankruptcy and that Dave Ramsey’s principles have led him to a net worth of over $200 million doesn’t factor into the equation for folks who do not include risk into their calculations.