@Apryl Skahill To get your risk-averse spouse on board with real estate investing, start by educating him with beginner-friendly resources that highlight the long-term stability, cash flow potential, and tax benefits of real estate, such as depreciation deductions and offsetting W-2 income.

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.

We host a free real estate meetup the first saturday of every month if you are interested in coming and meet some awesome real estate investors who are looking to do their first deal to savy seasoned investors.

Congratulations, you get to share your partners tax burden and pay the depreciation recapture at ordinary income rates. 

Rentals generate passive income, so an S-Corp offers no added tax benefit.

If I'm mentally and emotionally all-in on the incoming administration and think the economy is going to be amazing, best economy with the biggest hands ever, etc etc, then I can do better than gov't bonds, given the emotions I am experiencing.

Wanting to know who we can reach out to for management, estimates on potential income/expenses. 

In the meantime learn and figure out how to increase income/savings.

But if your goal is to earn tax deferred income and appreciation you can pass to your heirs tax free you can accept less. 

I can guarantee that if your PM can't win Aircover and thinks it is a waste of his time, he will not win any insurance or small claim fight at the court.