Family circumstances (mom has cancer) have me considering it now, though I had always planned on transitioning as I got more properties.

He is a cancer survivor and since this experience, I want to dedicate my life to spending as much time with my family as I can and traveling.

Our 32-year-old daughter-in-law, the mother of four young children, has developed breast cancer. 

(even if factory treatment seems pretty good these days)

Account ClosedWhile a 401k or an IRA can invest in real estate, the gains have to flow back to the 401k or IRA since these retirement accounts that are afforded favorable tax treatment.

I don't mind Asheville, but don't really have a desire to come back here on a regular basis to check on my properties once I finish my treatments and move away.After I'd mostly decided on Raleigh, I found the blog post about the best places for rentals these days and that basically cemented my idea since Raleigh was listed. 

This actual depends on the tax treatment of your LLC.

The only usefulness of SFHs that I see (in these midwest/south markets) is a good tax treatment and principal paydown if you want to hold for decades.

Some years ago a man passed away from lung cancer due to radon and his family has been very active in promoting radon inspections. 

And again, out of our control, that was the rules as imposed, it was systemic industry cancer.