Albeit your self employeed which I get it there is a certain amount of freedom to that..

It did not help and you can probably keep such comments to your self if it’s not helpful.

I am going to assume you do not live in the property area to where you can go and do it your self! 

I am self-employed.

It is fairly important but out of your hands how the neighbors receive you but especially self managing you will want 1 or 2 neighbors on your side.

A lot of people think that they will gain "experience" when they self manage.

I've been having this conversation lately with a lot of the owners I work with as well as those who self-manage.

I'm genuinely asking to understand the use case for my self for an individual investor.Re. balance, as someone who is a former CPA and has prepared financial statements for multi-billion $ funds, I understand the important of a balance sheet.

I'm rolling over my 401k into a self directed son and may go into notes.

Mark my words though the 2020-decade will be as transformational, transitional, and pivotal as the 1940s.Bottom line--appreciation is where the money is made, consider cash flow a defensive play and way end of the chain of the reasons to invest in physical RE.