It seems like the natural progression of most things once you master something, you then become the teacher. 

Having two rentals with steady tenants and no headache factor beats 18 roommates that come and go and the rooms stay vacant for one to two months. 

My Tennessee LLC formation is in progress. 

I am happy with the progress of the deals, probably not as good as my first two home runs.

This area has strong rental prices and being that the county is made up of about 40% non-homeowners, there is always strong demand for rentals, and therefore strong sale prices and steady appreciation. 

Meaning the progress payment checks from customers....these were always larger amounts, anywhere from $10k to $100k.

I think my time would better be spent setting my marketing campaigns in order for a steady influx of deals.

And being able to raise private equity capital early will accelerate your progress by a factor of 5.

I still wonder if this is the best way to focus my time and energy or could I be more successful in another "traditional" type of business.When you think $100 - $300 a door a month, it doesn't sound like much money on one hand, but on the other hand you have a steady monthly cash flow, hopefully an appreciating asset, tax benefits, etc...I guess my question is, for the people that fully committed themselves to investing in real estate, what made you choose this path over another?

LIkewise, why a city inspector/architect would voluntarily participate in any capacity knowing structural work is being done without permits.Hopefully the OP will keep us updated on the progress...I'm guessing there will be a lot of great lessons...