However I thrive on B "rental neighborhoods". 

@Ken Scarbrough I thrived and was my best years during the market crash.

Chad Endres with Thrive and Casey Barnett with K Davis.

Basically, cities that want small businesses and individuals to thrive will let people experiment with new ways of doing business. 

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But I also have a vision of buying a bunch of turnkey single family homes, wait 10 years for decent appreciation, save the rents (currently I don't need the money) and buy something REALLY big ($1 mil down on an apartment complex) for some nice retirement cashflow. "4 green houses, 1 red hotel"If I went the all in and wait w/ turnkeys route, how would I learn about buying an apartment and hiring management?

@Jay Hinrichs is involved it a site called Turn Key ReviewsThere are many horror stories about people not having the ability to exit TK purchases even after several years.My opinion only is that TK companies seem to thrive in the markets that have a big disparity of prices.Every time I appeal property taxes on houses I bought for $2000 the assessor has comps showing $40,000 within 1 or 2 blocks.If your Turn Key provider is selling you a house for $45,000 will you have an ability to exit when I have bought 5 or 6 of the houses on your block for under $5000 each? 

@Andre Wilson The Houston market is a very competitive and thriving market.

I've started looking into it and there is a thriving market in the area I want to find a cabin.  

I recommend Thrive themes due to its backed user support and community.