In general I say its a personal preference and there is no right or wrong here, just what works best for you. 

There is no real risk. 

********************************The basic idea is that of you can make the same return on Treasuries with little to no risk, there is no incentive to buy real state.Some very large Hedge Funds are selling inventory at a loss, below what "current market" is.

There has been an agreement between the city of San Antonio and some participating platforms like Airbnb, VRBO, and HomeAway to allow these platforms to collect and pay the city HOT directly to the city.

I know there are a million ways to invest and everyone has their path, so I just need some direction to find what will work the best for me.

There's no way to make it cash flow sounds like. 

There are several duplexes out there for sale and if you do it right, it can be financially beneficial for you.  

Be sure to explore all around the forums as well as many of the FREE tools that Bigger Pockets provides.I am on the lending side of things and am always happy to hop on a call to discuss loan options that are out there, even if not offered by my resources.

So, DIY landlords will need to set up an SMS account somewhere.If there's no app, where are landlord & tenant going to be able to search the history?

And, there are MANY older mobile homes that can be rented very inexpensively.