Things change if you have a profession where you need to worry about asset protection from the beginning (like a doctor where you can get sued and lose your rentals too).

I have a child going on 2 years old and feel like I am missing out on a lot of moments due to working in my current profession.

When the manager turns out to be useless, the Landlord blames the entire property management profession instead of acknowledging that they failed to do their homework and find a good one.Here are just a few tips:1.

I suggest going to the NARPM site and searching for a profession PM.

My profession is Design Engineer and my business is real estate investing.

However, I am here on BiggerPockets because I like many others have different goals than what my profession can give me.

I was a high paid profession with some cash and no time so I did passive investing.

(and borrow the $$ from the person with cash in their IRA) Russell, congrats on choosing real estate as a profession. 

In this profession, a good Realtor with 4 transactions a year can make more than those salaried Realtors could which is why they have inherent challenges hiring good talent.

Unfortunately, house hacking my primary residence is not a good option for me due to my family's safety, my profession and  the size of our house.Thank you again for your help.