That being said I am using that income as seed money to pursue a 5-7 plan to financial freedom, more time with my family, and more time to invest in things I long to do.

Like this:Month 1 $ 1,000 (seed capital)Month 2 $ 2,000 (double seed $)Month 3 $ 4,000 (double again...)Month 4 $ 8,000Month 5 $ 16,000Month 6 $ 32,000Month 7 $ 64,000Month 8 $ 128,000Month 9 $ 256,000Month 10 $ 512,000Month 11 $?

This would be a great seed for your growth.

Trying to educate these people is tough and you need to plant the seed early. 

Back when mail order seed sales seemed like a franchise opportunity.

Don't forget to start planting seeds about that 107 unit if it's a mom and pop type of operation...

I could sell my houses and have a good chunk of seed money to buy a very small MF or partner up and buy into a larger complex.  

Perhaps the L/P plants the seed of responsibility in the tenant/buyer's mind, but not sure it goes much beyond that.  

I couldn't think of any other way to the plant seeds in their heads any earlier in their life. 

It is true that as of yet; I am still very wet behind the ears & as green as they come in some ways of real estate in terms of personal experience.It is also a true statement that I am currently working with extremely limited seed capital.