The logic of not replacing a worn out rook is like having brakes squealing and grinding on your car and not fixing them because they haven't failed yet and caused you to have a wreck.

Most communities hate the local airport for the noise, and local governments hate them for the cost.

@Tanner Woolley - the Big Four can be a grinding experience without practical knowledge for everyday tax applications.

I am currently still looking into that but was wondering if anyone had any trouble with a similar issue or any problems filling units/ getting market rate rents due to proximity to a gas station (smell, noise, traffic etc.)

Definitely on that podcast grind for sure on the BiggerPockets.

Or, if you truly enjoy sales and love working with people, you can get your real estate license and grind in an industry where the failure rate is 90%.

If so, what type of investment - we obviously want to maintain strong cashflow and would want the next investment to be passive or to at least be a business investment that required oversight/management but not day-to-day grind.

Good tenants will often alert property management or owners if there are excessive noise disturbances or items in disrepair.

I don’t think it does...A strategy that has worked well for me and that I always recommended to others is to build the foundation of your portfolio with as many cash properties as possible.Yes, it will be a slow grueling and grind to build it.But that foundation will save you in the long run when 5 out of your 10 properties become vacant, 2 tenants trash the place and you're stuck dealing with the repair cost, eviction fees and still having to pay the mortgage on the financed properties.Thanks 

At the end of the day my main goal is to be a self-employed real estate investor as soon as possible, rather than grind out time in corporate.