.- Simplify my career responsibilities and spend more time being mentally present with the family.

I will discuss loan repayment options in a separate post but this is a simplified answer.This avoids the "compounding" of interest since the bank is legally only allowed to charge you in interest what you normally would have paid without forbearance.

Dealing with only one person simplifies things.

Level of rehab for flips versus buy and hold is a very broad question, but to simplify I would suggest the following.FlipsOpen layout as much as cost will allow.

There are many loan programs for investors, so finding the right one before you are making offers can simplify the loan process.

@Jonathan Trimboli I find that MACs are far more efficient and simplifies your work life more than a PC would.

If you understand how corporations make business decisions -- to simplify, they calculate the net present value of an option and if it is positive, they pursue it -- then this makes sense.

I would join a brokerage that has systems in place that will simplify your life and help you scale.

My only concern above, and maybe people are over simplifying it.

First off, the housing collapse was (in a simplified manner) 2 MAIN actions: a housing SURPLUS (and a massive one at that) AND a significant monetary contraction.