Real estate is a risky investment (compared to broad stock market investing).

I know it’s a broad area but just trying to see if anyone has had problems with crime, theft, difficulty to find good tenants and keep rented.

This is painting with broad strokes of course, and exceptions can readily be found, but I'd peg it at a C/D area

I am just looking for a broad estimate of the time period it should normally take to recoup your initial investment.

My intent was to put forth a broad concept that gets overlooked by many.But you knew that...and so would any reader without an agenda.I'm writing in concepts and your are attempting to bolster yourself by baiting...your not help yourself...or your book sales...going down that road.If you don't like hype...why do you put a picture of a wad of cash on the cover of your book?

they go err uhhh errr...The parent to child tax exemption is on the chopping block I bet... we will see..It feels disingenuous to place such a broad statement on a measure that has many different positives and negatives to it.

For duplexes and triplexes you might look on the north side of downtown (20th-30th street - ish) or a really easy single family househacking area is in Broad Ripple and around Butler.

That is a spectacularly over-broad generalization. 

Similarly, closing attorneys are generally experienced at conventional loans but few will have a broad background in private lending.To protect yourself, a proper loan package consists of many more documents than a note and deed of trust or mortgage.

Collin has the experience of doing just that though so he has more details on it.On another end of the spectrum, A YouTuber tried to build a resort in the county and I think he got shut down by red tape.