But I've hit the annoyance factor most reach in their 50s when owning rental properties about 20 years sooner.I am at work coordinating inspections and post inspection, was the appraisal done and could you email it to me, this lender gave me a 3.25% rate while you locked me at 4.0% LOL all of this and I haven't even started receiving a dime of cash flow.Illiquidity is the best feature of passive real estate investing, the 2nd feature being diversification (among asset types, exit strategies, sub-strategies, geography, risk, sponsors, etc.) you cannot do this if you are actively managing rentals.When you are 65-75 years old planning your estate, do you want to leave your heirs (who probably don't know or don't want to know anything about real estate) a bunch of physical houses, tenants, property managers, mortgages, online logins, LLCs, etc.

We live in California at the moment and I have W2 job and my wife a small online business.

You can file online now, a trip to the courthouse isn't necessary until the hearing.

The online tools are a good way to get a ballpark number and can sometimes be close to accurate, but a PM is able to tell you a more accurate amount. 

If your local municipality has an online court records, go to their website and look up both criminal and civil histories.

You can easily find this online but I will message you directly with some additional info. 

It would be nice if you gave them more than that, because it takes a lot of effort to move a business (online marketing, business cards, etc.).

Atlanta MSA is great and growing, but Multi-Family supply coming on line there both now and through next year is significant, wouldn't this be a better/cheaper deal 1 year from now?

I ended up updating the lease to say that thermostat placement is at the landlord's discretion, ensuring it’s in a spot where the temperature reading is accurate and not affected by drafts or constant foot traffic.

Networking through meetups and leveraging online communities like BiggerPockets can provide invaluable support and insights as you take your first steps.Good luck!