I would say that if you wanted to be truly passive, you could consider being a lender (which is what's allowed me to quit my job in Healthcare), syndications (to diversify) and possibly even buy a cashflowing asset alongside it all(midwest).

Look at us, we have a population that is in poor health with every 2nd person presently or soon diabetic, wide spread poverty, a level of crime and gun violence like no other country on earth, we managed to make education FOR-profit leading to massive student debt and universities being richer than small countries, if you travel a bit you can see that our infrastructure is worse than some of the ******** countries we look down on, our health care system is F'd up beyond believe, our food is one of the unhealthiest in the world, we are consuming ressources at a level that nobody can match, we are addicted to buying cheap crap nobody needs, have a dispose everything mentality, meanwhile our population is less happy than most of our peer countries.We just got back from visiting my family in Europe and after we landed at OHare and sat in a dirty, beat up shutte bus getting us to the parking lot over a cracked concrete road, garbage on the side of the road, power lines hanging everywhere, my US born wife shook her head said: I can't believe how run down and ****** everything is here..The US is a fantastic country and I have chosen to live here for a good reason, but we really need to get our head of our you know what and start thinking about where we want to be a few decades. 

The horror stories are people buying too cheap and buying bad houses.Lots of great opportunities in Metro Detroit.LogicalPM can manage.We just heavily recommend not buying the cheapest property or getting tricked by a wholesaler on a $15k “great opportunity”.Just buy the good stuff.Metro Detroit (my rental portfolio is here)Purchase: $80k-$130kRent: $1200-$1500ROI: 10-14%Cash flow: $250-$350/doorAppreciation: Double digit (for past 10 years, will gladly send data)Location: C+, B- (suburbs and certain markets)We have over a dozen Fortune 500 companies just in Metro Detroit with huge Healthcare, Auto, mortgage, Amazon fulfillment, and more jobs.The bad reputation comes from OOS investors wanting $20k D market properties.

There are four main industries: automotive, healthcare, real estate, and gambling.Automotive is seeing new life with autonomous tech and EV stuff.

.- My grades and focus on dentistry (I'm a dental student) were slipping.

The local economy is supported by several diverse sectors, including healthcare, manufacturing, and retail, which sustain employment levels and underpin rental demand.

Raleigh-Cary, NC, is a rapidly growing area with significant expansion in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, and technology sectors.

Also we must add to that the baby boomer generation is getting older and most of them don’t have any savings but yet they left behind generation X, which is not enough of them to service the needs to take care of them as for example in healthcare.

You could have very different results as to which locations become economically resilient sooner even if local healthcare systems are a mess. 

Raleigh stands out due to its position in the Research Triangle, a hotbed for technology, education, and healthcare sectors.