The cash flow I am seeking has to sustain someone to deal with the headaches for me.

Modoc County, specifically.By off-grid I mean self-sustaining.

Amy, most investors go through this twilight zone of how to work a job and juggle landlording before your portfolio reaches critical mass (enough net positive to sustain your lifestyle).Ask yourself what are the greatest challenges you have with your properties:  Rent collection? 

If it was me in that specific instance you mentioned, I would evaluate that specific property as is, and make sure it will be able to sustain itself as a normal market rental (maybe you don't charge market rent right now because it is your parents, just an assumption).

If so, you may not be able to sustain a hotel rental as suggested by @Bjorn Ahlblad.

Thank you for your time.The basic Fundamentals to be looking at are population growth job growth income growth crime rates etc. but more importantly to make sure if you’re not in a growth market those benchmarks are stable and sustainable.

If you have income to sustain your lifestyle while you get the units ready than get something for a lower price that may need some work or major work if it means great cash flow.

I need a resource (competent authority) that can analyze the properties, rents, loans, and whatever else... and make recommendations to do (whatever it takes) to generate retirement sustaining cash flow.How do I find this professional?

Besides the moral implications, as a pragmatic matter creating and exploiting this sort of inefficiency in my observation over the years is neither scaleable nor long term sustainable.

Your numbers should be taken with a grain of salt until you've personally inspected each and every unit in the purchase thoroughly.3. 1-bedrooms usually have much higher turnover than any other bedroom count, so make sure your area has enough population growth to sustain that demand for many years to come.4.