Take that money from the stock market and directly invest it in a leveraged rental property.

@Andy Ptak when jumping into the industry you have a few choices:1) Start at the bottom2) Leverage your experience to convince someone to give you a chance3) Decide between:--- Big companies who will usually start you at the bottom--- Small companies that will more like to a chance on hiring you for an above entry level position.

It had been sitting around for awhile and was a good small deal to get my feet wet.

Quote from @Havital Miltz: Wow a bit of a sticky situation, did you have a conversation with the seller, directly or thru your realtor prior to the closing to find out if the tenant knows they are supposed to move out?

It will be extended, we'll see a reduction in regulations that hamper small businesses, and we'll see new regulations that help small businesses.

The area you're targeting might be too small for anyone to be able to provide any detailed insight.

We recently came upon a small property and are seriously thinking about purchasing our first rental!

Eager if it is any easier or better to purchase directly under the LLC.  

While living in California we purchased a small house - 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms.

When I have some free time, I'll research other options that won't cost a fortune for the small guy.