There are valid reasons for having complex corporate structures, but unfortunately, some lawyers and professionals push unnecessarily complex setups on clients.

Important things to check include opening and closing every cabinet, looking under sinks, pushing on doors and cabinets, and checking commonly used areas.

Even worse is their intentional push towards the lowest of barrier properties and strategies.

Without knowing your age, I like the idea of pushing additional savings into good, no load index funds (I like Vanguard's S&P index but there are plenty of others) through a Roth if you're young enough, leave the rental portfolio as is and pay the debt down to nothing, since you're not inclined to really work at growing that end of it. 

It’s been enlightening and has pushed me to work toward becoming the person my future self can be proud of.

I think the most important part is a willingness to learn and succeed plus just knowing your goals and pushing forward towards them.Each market has its challenges and PDX area is no different. 

Also, if it's a one-time bonus, you may want to push only a portion to next year if that minimizes the total taxes you pay over the two years based on your expected tax brackets.

We are currently experiencing another downward push on rental prices (we are continuing to reduce rents), an increase in vacancies, and an increase in time to fill units.

But I’m realizing, I’m nowhere near done after personally speaking with dozens of new investors that are either just starting out and wanting to learn, investors that have property and trying to grow, or investors that are goIng through challenges due to bad decisions or lack of experience.The idea of passive rental income pushes us to take big risks because it’s supposed to lead us to our dream lives.

May more success be yours and thank you for pushing us to do more!