I have one rental and actively looking to invest in another property, preferably a duplex in the Detroit area.  

HE JUST CONSOLIDATED THEM ALL ALONG WITH HIS PDF CONTRACTS (WHICH ARE ALSO ALL OVER THE INTERNET) INTO ONE CENTRALIZED AREA... 5) He ADDED MORE OF THE SMALL NUGGET VIDEOS TAKING A SIMPLE PROCESS AND BREAKING IT DOWN LITTLE BY LITTLE (NOT SO MUCH FOR UNDERSTANDING PURPOSES) BUT MORE TO MAKE PROGRAM MORE ROBUST AND EVENTFUL 6) AND USED SIMPLE JSON CODING AND SQL (LIKE ZAPIER AND GLOBIFLOW) which can be done by using WordPress quite easily and created a lease option customer data entry base (CALLING IT THE LEASE OPTION THIS AND THE LEASE OPTION THAT DATABASE) It's basically the large packaged smoke and mirrors with a little touch of value and abundance simultaneously being thrown at you that will cause you to do one of two things (which is kind of the goal)  1) You get overwhelmed instead of focused and quit, or 2) you ignore all of his "upsells" and focus on the material you have and use what he gives you to the utmost extent...

IE you walk into a branch and its rare there is any customers in it..

Talk to a CPA who specializes in real estate; they can guide you on the best structure.Decide on Your Payout MethodPersonally, I prefer a mix of methods.

That's why I prefer absolute dollar appreciation rather than percent.   

As far as the users' preference of view over space...

100% agree with @Collin Hays - find a local manager, preferably one not too large or not too small, I would say 30-90 properties is usually a sweet spot.

I know a lot of you offer this service (and no offense), but I'm looking for customers that have done this and gone thru it all.

I personally aim for around 50/50 stocks and real estate, and before I get to know an operator, I prefer to only invest around $5K with them.

I got a call earlier this week from a customer I installed a deck for back in 2002 .