Also, I need to find someone else to take this over, so any recommendation for someone handling eviction in High Desert area (Adelanto, Hesperia, Apple Valley) would be appreciated!

Make sure all the bids are the same, in that they are all bidding on the same thing, so you can compare apples to apples.

Some compare levered and unlevered returns as apples-to-apples when obviously the risk profile is different.Return is a two-dimensional number, but the risk aspect seems to fly under radar in non-institutional real estate investing.

(if you are design-challenged, please have a woman/designer give you advise: it will pay long-term)--also make sure your house/units smell wonderific/seasonal (apple cinnamon/santal wood/ebony)-a welcome package would set you apart also (less then $10 at dollar tree supplies: toilet paper roll, cleaning paper roll, toilet plunger, cleaning brush, cheap shower liner, soap dispenser, all-purpose cleaner container, couple garbage bags) + box/pack of water bottles in the fridge-you do not need to buy stainless steel appliances, but do make connections with local used appliances store (they may have warranty in place, and know the appliances which make do /resists in the area). use white or black, simple and reliable type-find out which appliances tenants usually bring with them in the area-DO NOT implement the Section 8 Bible books advises (but do read the books).

I'm not as bullish on SD RE right now as I am on APPL and Disney stock quite frankly.

Or make a big bet that pays off (Buy apple at the bottom before Jobs came back and turned it around, Buy a TON of google when it IPOs and still have the stock today..., etc...)Be a movie star / pro athlete / etc. where your salary is in the millions of dollars per year and invest, invest, invest and don't spend it on luxuries.Here's the interesting thing, it's easier to make money the more money you have.  

An important consideration is to make sure the two options are compared apples to apples.

I don't think we are talking apples to apples.

In either case, the tax advantage of the account makes it unnecessary to depreciate the property over 27 years or more.Comparing post tax money in your pocket to pre-tax or tax-deferred money in your retirement plan is not comparing apples to apples.

It is kinda like comparing apples and oranes.