., I hate to sound like a shrew, but for the benefit of anybody who's following this thread, I have to counter some of your points...I'd much rather expect a 70% return from an experienced sponsor than an 80% return from an inexperienced sponsor because we'll almost definitely experience a recession in the next five years.

Much tougher to lease a NNN commercial space than an apartment unit.

After exhausting attempts to resolve the matter amicably, it has become apparent that I need legal assistance to navigate the eviction process.I'm looking to potentially retain any law services or eviction representation.

Definitely worth it, but I now know that it takes a lot more than an hour a week on your cellphone to manage these properties.  

I spend less than an hour a month and occasionally have a run where I do more if repairs are happening etc- the rest is on auto pilot..

I'd like to exhaust my options locally like how someone mentioned venturing out to further out suburbs and whatnot to see if I can find some deals out there.  

Hard Money is a great way to begin scaling up a flipping business, but there are other alternatives that should be exhausted before turning to it.

Obviously, a single fam B grade 3 br 2 ba house is completely different than an A+ luxury apartment, and rent increases may look completely different at each of those properties (even if they're in the same neighborhood).2.

Read Brandon Turners book on managing rental properties.It saves you money, but more importantly, you care more than an employee of a PM.

Your umbrella typically applies when the liability on your underlying policy is exhausted.