College students may appreciate a quiet study area or a place to visit with guests while their roommate studies in the apartment.Maybe there's a need for a coffee shop or other small business that needs very little room but also provides a service your tenants would be interested in?

I think some people invest in debt via the Roth, which is supposed to be an allowable play.As far as a retirement portfolio... 

They don’t have to be an investor themselves (although if they are it might help) and really just need to be super attentive to your needs.

Have a salon with a water heater that was installed around three months ago, and the tenant has complained that it's having issues heating the water; I suspect it may be an electrical issue with the system. 

I went to school to be an engineer because I thought this was the way over real estate.

San Diego and the surrounding areas are VERY ADU friendly so there are properties with options to add one in the back that are really starting to pop there and could be an alternative option.Take it slow.

My research also suggests Roku may be an easy way to handle it.  

There has to be an account in the middle for repairs, renovations, etc. and you want to know how that will be disbursed and if you need a workflow between you.If you decide to do it, just start small with an asset that is as close to can't lose as possible so you can fine-tune your collective process.

What that means is that if you win, they let you win and they didn't want the property of they bid you up.These are the basics, but I think you were way ahead knowing it's not ripe to be an acquisition pipeline.

This is gonna be an eye opener for sure.