Anyways we have found a build job opportunity for 3, 4 plexs (12 units) but it is a build job from a builder that isn't known and I really cant find much information about them online.

Hi @Jake K. and welcome to BP, it has everything you need from free online educational videos to connecting to other investors, you can't go wrong on this site!

With things going more and more online I wonder if lead gen websites will be more effective in the future.

Running it through an online ROI calc, it yields 25.5% per year for 7 years.

While I've never met either in person, they both seem great online.  :-D

It was more about creating a 'lifestyle' business like an online business that you can run from everywhere and hiring virtual assistants to run it.

That sounds strange, but you have nothing holding you back from venturing out of your security...because you have lost that security blanket that was your job.I would venture to say, that most of the success stories in history, started out where you are right now...me included.So, with nothing holding you back, and with plenty of time on your hands (time will always be your greatest asset...since you can never get it back), if you want to get into REI, you need to do the following:1 - Learn,2 - Learn some more,3 - Keep learning.Places to learn (before you say "that costs money"), that don't cost any money are:1 - Online education sites that have free articles written by experts in their fields.2 - Free e-books, that you can get online.3 - Joining your local REIC's to both learn and network.4 - ...and never stop learning...even when you become a success at this (and you will)Also, three very critical actions you MUST follow to be a success:1 - Always think possitive.2 - Train yourself to think of future "obstacles" as temporary problems...and you are the problem solver. 

The BP rental property calculator should be helpful in determine the cash return on your investment.If you didn't see this past week's webinar, Brandon walks you through on things to consider as well as how to input numbers into the online calculator on BP.

Darn I'll bet that friend was always the hit of the holiday parties too !

No one in this forum is going to be answer conclusively either so your best bet is to speak with  a local zoning lawyer and also to the zoning officer in town in detail.