The drama still needs at least 18 months to catch up twith the trend.

It is also a little further from the border drama.

Then:- Stop talking to the JV partner- Send a check to the BP good Samaritan that is willing to be your eyes and ears and implore them to secure the house, take full documentation pictures and video- Call a lawyerI know it sounds harsh, but you need to first let go of the investment.  

You will eliminate all the headaches and drama, your cost will go up, but it's always like that, you'll up your volume then you'll up your overhead (specially project superintendent, the REAL qualified/retired, project manager not recommended).

Sorry I know these are harsh words, but someone needs to say it to you.Your original question... best 9-5 job in RE?

And much as anything RE agents are not going to work on 30k listings who wants that drama.   

You can get C class pricing without C class crime and drama. 

Crime and drama higher. 

Why so much drama?

In our example, in year 4 you will have two tax events on the same tax return: a capital gain of $150k plus a catch-up deduction of $35k from the prior 3 years of "suspended" passive losses.Like in fairy tales (such as TV crime dramas), it all gets settled.