and the property had a private dwelling value appraisal much higher than the public property appraiser claims. 

If you have a couple homes with super strong LTVs then refi it with a private lender.

Tenants also prefer private landlords.  

One option to reach (or exceed) your goal of passive $10,000/month income is investing in real estate as a private money lender.

Others are owned by private individuals and are for profit ventures, often affiliated with their other business ventures. 

I should have elaborated in how the utilities are handled.Septic is the only private utility, and thus is my responsibility.

Real estate is so localized that most federal based policy changes don't have massive influence.I can see him (semi-)privatizing Freddie/Fannie.

Or should I get a private mailbox in Oregon and use that?

I went to 35-40+ different markets a year each year from 2014-2016 to scope out places to lend privately.

Quote from @Brandon Blackmon: @Bruce Woodruff 100% the answer I'm looking.... a solid GC, has a 20-25% markup to I would for sure know going into this that these are private companies and they can set their own fees.