Thank you for the clarification I think this is why I'm seeing such a variety of interpretations for rental imcome.

Plus this is actually a good question because it's quite tricky.I would say that it depends on a variety of things.

My personal opinion that, even through a downturn, the cost of living in Murfreesboro is much more reasonable, when compared to Nashville, and I feel Nashville offers a variety of different businesses/companies (auto/music/healthcare/education/government/tourism) so that it is not dependent on a certain stream of income. 

So I got a loan to clear my credit card debt and to add some credit variety.

It will help you to know there are many forums available on a wide variety of subjects.

Is Oceanside good for people approaching their 50s with regard to bicycling, variety of food and basically an active lifestyle?

@Zachary Buschmann you'll get a wide variety of opinions up here because there are a lot of excellent programs available for online rent collection.Here's some software options that you commonly see recommended on BiggerPockets.

Around here there are various organizations that put on classes for a variety of topics.

He doesn’t use a penny of his capital or financial risk.In summary you give more profit up with a JV partner , however you can scale up much higher And quicker with a variety options. 

.- Variety- Inland farming and fishing, snorkeling, golf carts on the Beach fronts, deep sea fishing, Mayan ruins, local people.- Weather is a perfect offset to Iowa Winters.