Also, rather than taking a large amount of money and investing into one single directly owned property, I can split it up into much smaller chunks across many different passive investments.

I like to look for locations that are good, and that I’d feel safe and comfortable living in if I was a single woman with a couple of kids.

Even in your area, you may meet other out of state investors so you have more context for when you talk to the people who will make up your team there.

On the other hand, sometimes fame and celebrity can get somebody singled out to be harassed when they would not possibly have been at had they not been a high profile individual..

Single-family management companies are seeing interest from buyers.

Are you having luck doing new-build single-family infill projects? 

Also, focus on 2 years of job/income stability.Class D Properties:Cashflow vs Appreciation: Typically, all cashflow with little, maybe even negative, relative rent & value appreciationVacancy Est: 20%+ should be used to cover nonpayment, evictions & damages.Tenant Pool: majority will have FICO scores under 560 (almost 30% probability of default), little to no good tradelines, lots of collections & chargeoffs, recent evictions.

Out of all of those real estate strategies, for me, the best strategy has been single-family homes that I sell on lease options.

If you're looking for cash flow you can easily make $300/mo net on a single family property in a better neighborhood/condition.

Even if you have a higher return in the stock market, you'd be doing it with a lower basis after tax and it will take a long while to recoup from that.