Or maybe partner on an apartment or buy into a syndication where the investment would be totally passive.The biggerpockets community is challenging my thinking -- and better yet, showing me my unquestioned beliefs and motivations. 

Great replys and good thought provoking options.Some of my limiting beliefs: (concerns)- I can't seem to find a small multi-family deal that makes sense in houston or the SF peninsula area.- not sure I have the time to manage a small multi family and seems management cost kill any "deal"- not sure I like the property tax situation/cost in Texas.But hopefully I can get beyond these concerns with a little research and help.Hope for more replys and tough love / encouragement.

Contrary to popular belief, this is not set because I believe it will give me a higher return.

My personal belief is that your RE license only becomes necessary if you're doing multiple deals per year, otherwise just find a good agent.

You are either intentionally looking to start a heated debate or you are extremely misguided and uninformed.

The human brain is always in 100% support of it's host, so if you say you can't ___, your brain cements that as a fact, and places into subconsciousness that it is a fact that you can not, which reinforces your beliefs, and it becomes a spiral of a self-fulfilling prophecy. 

Changing the zoning negatively impacts the owners who purchased with certain beliefs based on the existing zoning. 

An engineer, opposite of popular belief, needs to be a people person... in REI, having a great network, partners, etc is key to growth.

I have been in this game for 3 years now and I love studying real estate and learning, and since I started, I've overcome false beliefs and acquired new mindsets.

The more they help an agent grow their business, the less profitable they become.The stock value is propped up as new stock is constantly being issued to agents who not only have a long lock up period, but also have a cult lile belief in the company, so they are chasing it higher and higher.