This is the true organizational and budgeting tool that every investor should be using for their projects.

Under federal law (ADA and FHA), true service animals and emotional support animals are exempt from pet fees, deposits, or rent, but the tenant must provide proper documentation if requested.

If you make it to the top in real estate as a broker/agent you are really doing something special.It is true that about 80% leave the business the first 2 years and the remaining 20% by year 5 about 80% of those are now gone.

Real estate investing has been a passion of mine for time with my mother also having invested early on where I likely have gotten the love and desire to follow similar foot steps.I have taken last 6 months to educate myself and currently own a single family home as primary residence and would like to expand to multi family properties (2-4 units) for additional stream of income, not to mention potential tax benefits for long-term investing.Based on current living situation, I have a fair amount of equity established in my primary residency along with having enough cash to either pay off house completely or use towards investing in a multi family property.Given that I'm the sole source of income for our household with my wife being the home maker for our two kids under 2, trying to weigh out risks with getting started now or perhaps waiting. 

This may be controversial, but "true passive income" in my opinion is one thing and one thing only.

Quote from @Chris Seveney: I wonder what the OP's true motivation is for asking this question. 

This is partially true, partially untrue.There is an 8% withholding in case that there are taxes owed.

Based on what you have explained here and assuming that all of it is true, than you really only have two options to get it rented1.

I think the biggest roadblock has been the lack of true testimonials of successful people in these programs.  

This isn't true. there are lenders that do 80% cash out refinances - DSCR isn't the only loan type you can close in an LLC to get 80% cash out...and there are many lenders where investors can get 0% origination fees --- keyword here is "lenders", not brokers.